Bradshaw Pallets: OSHA Violations and Fines, Tazewell VA

OSHA has inspected Bradshaw Pallets 3 times in Virginia since 2011.

The latest one began on Jul 26, 2017 after a complaint, in North Tazewell; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 24 citation items: 21 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,555 and now stand at $25,610, 4% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Bradshaw Pallets averages $21,405 (1 cited inspection).

Bradshaw Pallets: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2017 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342506037 OPENED JUL 26, 2017Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Open

376 Whitley Branch Road, North Tazewell, VA 24630 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design	Serious	$2,015	$2,015	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$2,015	$2,015	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers	Serious	$1,055	$1,055	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$1,535	$1,535	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$2,015	$2,015	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.213(j)(3) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$3,740	$3,740	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.213(i)(3) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$2,015	$2,015	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Serious	$2,015	$2,015	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 40.1-51.1.D.II	Other-than-serious	$5,000	$5,000	Oct 11, 2017	Final

Inspection 315056804 OPENED APR 7, 2011Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2011

376 Whitely Branch Road, Tazewell, VA 24630 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) · Noise	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Jun 14, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 13, 2011	Closed

Inspection 315056648 OPENED FEB 23, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2011

376 Whitely Branch Road, Tazewell, VA 24630 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$525	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers	Serious	$420	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash	Serious	$420	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$525	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$420	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection	Serious	$315	$300	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$525	$405	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1) · Noise	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Apr 12, 2011	Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(b)

(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Virginia

O'Malley Timber Products, LLC Tappahannock · 54 citations · $22,775
Trex Company, Inc. Winchester · 13 citations · $65,483
Shed's Direct, LLC Danville · 15 citations · $144,258
Ten Oaks, LLC Stuart · 9 citations · $76,700
The Mennel Milling Company of Virginia Roanoke · 25 citations · $18,779
Apache Forest Products LLC Staunton · 2 citations · $3,255

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Bradshaw Pallets: OSHA inspections and violations