MWL, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Georgia, the first in 2015.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 6, 2017 on a referral, in Toccoa.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $10,720 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,455, down 30%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. MWL, LLC averages $3,728 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
MWL, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342660404 OPENED SEP 6, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Mar 14, 2018
4052 Highway 184 N., Toccoa, GA 30577 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 21, 2017: Employee's hand slips into saw blade and suffers a laceratio
At 5:00 p.m. on August 21, 2017 an employee was cutting stock boards for pallets. The employee pushed a board back into the saw which caused it to raise up and the employee's hand slid into the saw blade. The employee suffered a laceration to his right hand and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,820 | $3,783 | Feb 6, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 341163616 OPENED DEC 30, 2015Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2016
4052 Highway 184 N., Toccoa, GA 30577 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 29, 2015 (fatal): Employee is crushed when forklift falls from loading dock
At 4:45 p.m. on December 29, 2015, an employee was driving a forklift and needed to go back to a work area. The employee turned and the left front wheel of the forklift dropped off the edge of the loading dock. The employee was crushed and killed when he jumped from the operator seat and the forklift fell on top of him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $4,900 | $3,672 | May 26, 2016 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Toccoa site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 56 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 21, 2017, Toccoa: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · hand(s), except finger(s)
An employee was pushing lumber back into a chopper saw when the saw cut his hand between the thumb and index finger.
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.
