Lugoff, South Carolina · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920
OSHA has inspected Conner Industries 3 times in South Carolina since 2001.
The latest one began on Aug 9, 2022 after a complaint, in Lugoff.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,600 and still stand at $7,600.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Conner Industries averages $5,400 (1 cited inspection).
Conner Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.213(a)(12) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 21, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3.1(A)(2) |
Other-than-serious | $900 | $900 | Dec 21, 2022 | Final |
605 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, SC 29078 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
605 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, SC 29078 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 5, 2001: Employee injured when hand amputated by notcher blade
Employee #1 was operating a single-head notcher machine when the blade jammed. E mployee #1 placed her hand inside the machine to remove a piece of wood which ca used the jam. In doing so the machine became unjammed, and Employee #1's hand co ntacted the moving notcher blade, severing part of her left hand. Employee #1 wa s hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $1,100 | $1,100 | Mar 28, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $1,100 | $1,100 | Mar 28, 2001 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Lugoff site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 80 workers: 7.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Industries Lugoff, Sc Lugoff · 2019 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.2 |
| Conner Lugoff SC Plant Lugoff · 2018 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.213(a)(12)
(12) For all circular saws where conditions are such that there is a possibility of contact with the portion of the saw either beneath or behind the table, that portion of the saw shall be covered with an exhaust hood, or, if no exhaust system is required, with a guard that shall be so arranged as to prevent accidental contact with the saw.
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.