OSHA has inspected VLRV, LLC once in Mississippi.
The inspection began on Aug 28, 2019 on a referral, in Burnsville.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,934 and now stand at $7,160, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and VLRV, LLC averages $7,160 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344270566 OPENED AUG 28, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Oct 31, 2019
Cabinet Shop 338 Highway 72, Burnsville, MS 38833 · Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 23, 2019: Employee suffers finger amputations while operating wood sha
At 1:45 p.m. on August 23, 2019, Employee # 1 was working with an air hose at a shaper. She was loading wood to be pushed through the shaper head. Employee # 1's right hand fingers were struck by the rotating shaper head. She suffered amputations to the ends of the right index and middle fingers and was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $11,934 | $7,160 | Oct 11, 2019 | Final |
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 23, 2019, Burnsville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was changing air hoses on a milling machine and had loaded wood to run through the machine. While pushing the wood through the milling machine, the employee's right hand fingers were struck by the rotating sharper head and the employee suffered amputation of 1/3 of the third digit and amputation of the second digit underneath the first knuckle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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