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Larix Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Dawson Springs, Kentucky · Sawmills · NAICS 321113

2inspections
11citation items
$25,400current penalties
Mar 3, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Larix Inc 2 times in Kentucky since 2017.

The latest one began on Mar 3, 2021 on a referral, in Dawson Springs.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 8 serious, 2 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $39,900 and now stand at $25,400, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.213.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Larix Inc averages $12,700 (2 cited inspections).

Larix Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345174809 OPENED MAR 3, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 2021

260 Charleston Road, Dawson Springs, KY 42408 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Repeat$8,400$8,400May 26, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Repeat$0$0May 26, 2021Final

Inspection 342776226 OPENED NOV 15, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jul 18, 2018

260 Charleston Rd, Dawson Springs, KY 42408 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,900$2,450Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$3,500$1,750Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,900$3,700Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$4,900$2,450Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$4,900$2,450Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6a Serious$4,900$2,450Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6b Serious$0$0Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,500$1,750Mar 21, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 2.310(1)(1)
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 21, 2018Final

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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

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

29 CFR 1910.265 · Sawmills

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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