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Prells Sawmill: OSHA inspections and violations

Hawks, Michigan · Sawmills · NAICS 321113

1inspections
4citation items
$3,150current penalties
Nov 20, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Prells Sawmill once in Michigan.

The inspection began on Nov 20, 2019 on a referral, in Hawks.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,300 and now stand at $3,150, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Prells Sawmill averages $3,150 (1 cited inspection).

Prells Sawmill also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Prells Sawmill: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344455712 OPENED NOV 20, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2021

8571 Country Rd 451, Hawks, MI 49743 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 24, 2019: Employee is injured when clothing is tangled in equipment

At 11:45 a.m. on October 24, 2019, an employee was stacking lumber at the end of the green chain of the sawmill when his coat got caught on the rotating shaft and pulled him in. The employee was hospitalized to treat stretched tendons in his neck and a hand laceration requiring 12 stitches.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.10731(1)
 Serious$2,100$1,050Feb 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.15211(1)(A)
 Serious$2,100$1,050Feb 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 408.15223(2)
 Serious$2,100$1,050Feb 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 408.15223(3)
 Serious$0$0Feb 28, 2020Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Hawks site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 17 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Prell's Sawmill
Hawks · 2022
17 000.04.2

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

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