Quitman, Mississippi · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · NAICS 321999
OSHA has inspected Quitman Pellets once in Mississippi.
The inspection began on Nov 22, 2024 on a referral, in Quitman.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,334 and now stand at $15,000, 26% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Quitman Pellets averages $15,000 (1 cited inspection).
Quitman Pellets also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $8,511 | $7,500 | Feb 3, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $11,823 | $7,500 | Feb 3, 2025 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Quitman site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 36 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman Pellets, LLC Quitman · 2025 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 17, 2024, Quitman: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts n.e.c.
An employee was doing repair work on an airlock when he stepped on a fiberglass skylight and fell through, landing on the facility's concrete floor. The employee's ankle, ribs, pelvis, and skull were fractured.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i)
(i) Each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following:
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.