OSHA has inspected Clearspan Components, Inc. 15 times in Mississippi since 1976.
The latest one began on Aug 21, 2018 on a referral, in Meridian.
Those inspections ended with 66 citation items: 40 serious and 26 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $70,149 and now stand at $47,095, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.
Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 10 items under 1910.213.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Clearspan Components, Inc. averages $11,247 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Clearspan Components, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343406963 OPENED AUG 21, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 248 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2019
6110 Old Hwy 80 W, Meridian, MS 39301 · Other Millwork (including Flooring) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 13, 2018: Employee's finger is amputated by jump saw
At 3:00 p.m. on August 13, 2018, Employee #1 was aligning a piece of wood in the 24-inch Grizzly jump saw. His left pinky finger and ring finger were positioned between the blade and the guard. The employee inadvertently activated the foot pedal, and the blade cut the tip of his pinky finger up to first knuckle. first knuckle.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,805 | $6,600 | Oct 12, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 343091823 OPENED APR 18, 2018Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 2019
6110 Old Hwy 80 W, Meridian, MS 39301 · Other Millwork (including Flooring) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 17, 2018 (fatal): Employee loosens a cylinder and is struck by a forklift's fo
At 11:45 a.m. on April 17, 2018, an employee was working on a forklift while the fork tines were lifted. The employee loosened a cylinder and the forks fell on him when the air pressure was removed, crushing him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $3,880 | $2,700 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $3,880 | $2,700 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a |
Serious | $12,934 | $9,200 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,600 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $3,880 | $2,500 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $3,880 | $2,700 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342217700 OPENED MAR 29, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2017
6110 Old Hwy 80 W, Meridian, MS 39301 · Other Millwork (including Flooring) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 27, 2017: Employee is struck by saw blade and amputates finger
At 3:30 p.m. on March 27, 2017, an employee was moving a board on a saw and hit the foot pedal of a header saw. The employee lacerated his hand when the saw blade engaged and amputated his left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $6,234 | $3,740 | Aug 29, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Meridian site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 86 workers: 8.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Apr 7, 2022, Meridian: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was operating a cap saw when a block of wood became wedged between the saw blade and the conveyor. The employee turned the saw off and was reaching under the saw to remove it when the blade lacerated the employee's hand.
Mar 12, 2020, Meridian: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was attaching oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing to exterior wall paneling using a staple bridge machine and was caught in the in-feed chain resulting in partial amputation of the distal part of the right middle finger.
Aug 13, 2018, Meridian: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On August 13, 2018, at 11:30 AM, an employee was cutting wood to length using a header saw when the saw amputated his left pinky fingertip.
Mar 27, 2017, Meridian: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was feeding lumber into a header saw when the saw was activated via the foot switch, causing it to cycle and amputate his left ring finger at the nail.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
