The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday it is citing Beasley Forest Products Inc. for 21 safety and health violations, with proposed penalties of $78,000.
Included in the complaint are 12 serious safety violations including improper use of compressed air for cleaning, a lack of guardrails and handrails on walkways and stairs, improper signage, improper machine guards, a damaged ladder, problems with access to a circuit breaker box and missing covers on electrical boxes, according to an OSHA statement.
OSHA said the company also failed to create a hazard communication program for people working with combustible dust, prevent the accumulation of combustible dust, launch a hearing conservation program, and properly store oxygen and acetyline cylinders. Those were termed serious health violations.
OSHA said serious violations leave a substantial probability that death or serious harm could result from hazards the employer knew, or should have known, about.
“This inspection has identified a range of hazards that include the accumulation of combustible dust, a clack of machine guarding and fall hazards,” said Bill Fulcher, director of OSHA’s Atlanta-East Area Office, in a statement. “Employers cannot wait for an OSHA inspection to identify the hazards that expose their employees to the possibility of serious injuries.”
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