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Equustock LLC.: OSHA inspections and violations

Queensbury, New York · Sawmills · NAICS 321113

3inspections
5citation items
$19,333current penalties
May 26, 2021last inspection

Equustock LLC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on May 26, 2021 on a referral, in Queensbury.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 2 serious, 2 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $32,221 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $19,333, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Equustock LLC. averages $9,666 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Equustock LLC.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345330427 OPENED MAY 26, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Nov 12, 2024

22 Ferguson Lane, Queensbury, NY 12804 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$6,383$3,830Oct 22, 2021Final

Inspection 344493044 OPENED DEC 6, 2019Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Dec 12, 2019

22 Ferguson Lane, Queensbury, NY 12804 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344123161 OPENED JUL 1, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jun 23, 2022

22 Ferguson Lane, Queensbury, NY 12804 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 6, 2019: Employee injures knee cleaning machine trough

At 8:45 p.m. on June 6, 2019, an employee was cleaning the trough on the shaker table that had not been locked out. His coworker could not see the employee and started the shaker. The employee fell and twisted his knee. The employee suffered a sprained knee and torn ACL. The employee was treated but not hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,834$3,500Aug 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$11,669$7,001Aug 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$8,335$5,001Aug 16, 2019Final
Citation 3, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 16, 2019Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Oct 15, 2020, Queensbury: Amputation · amputations · leg(s), unspecified

An employee was adjusting a log on a conveyor when their leg was caught in the conveyor chain and amputated.

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)(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 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(d)

(D) Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

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