BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.
US HWY 1 BYPASS, WADLEY, GA 30477 · NAICS 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
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Inspection records
May 28, 2024#347509168May 28, 2024Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#347509168$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347509168
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 2024
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 8, 2022#346379845Dec 8, 2022FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#346379845$32,1455 viol.5 violations$32,145 in penalties
Inspection #346379845
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 2022
- Final Order
- Jun 5, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 29, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 347
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $53,574
- Penalties on Record
- $32,145
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when crushed by de-barker machine
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $15,625 | $15,625 | Jun 30, 2023 | - | Jun 5, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2023 | - | Jun 5, 2023 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $15,625 | $0 | Jun 30, 2023 | - | Jun 5, 2023 |
| 01003 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C04 IV | Serious | 1 | 4 | $11,162 | $11,162 | - | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| 01004 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 D04 III | Other | 1 | 4 | $11,162 | $5,358 | Jun 5, 2023 | - | Jun 5, 2023 |
Oct 24, 2019#344409131Oct 24, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344409131$8,0001 viol.1 violation$8,000 in penalties
Inspection #344409131
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 2019
- Final Order
- May 14, 2020
- Closed
- May 28, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,603
- Penalties on Record
- $8,000
- Site Address
- 11261 S Hwy 1 Byp, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee receives leg lacerations while clearing jam
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Other | 1 | 3 | $10,603 | $8,000 | May 19, 2020 | - | May 14, 2020 |
Jun 25, 2019#344117049Jun 25, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344117049$8,8561 viol.1 violation$8,856 in penalties
Inspection #344117049
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 25, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 3, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,856
- Penalties on Record
- $8,856
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee partially amputates finger cutting board with saw
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 6 | $8,856 | $8,856 | Dec 10, 2019 | - | Dec 3, 2019 |
Mar 23, 2018#343047817Mar 23, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343047817$10,1631 viol.1 violation$10,163 in penalties
Inspection #343047817
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 23, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 24, 2018
- Closed
- Jan 18, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 380
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,163
- Penalties on Record
- $10,163
- Site Address
- 11261 S Hwy 1 Bypass, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee catches finger in chain and sprocket and amputates
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,163 | $10,163 | Oct 11, 2018 | - | Oct 24, 2018 |
Aug 8, 2017#342535754Aug 8, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342535754$16,6303 viol.3 violations$16,630 in penalties
Inspection #342535754
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 8, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 2017
- Final Order
- Feb 20, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,173
- Penalties on Record
- $16,630
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is caught between equipment guard and stack of lumb
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $9,239 | $6,929 | Feb 28, 2018 | - | Feb 20, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $12,934 | $9,701 | - | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2018 | - | Feb 20, 2018 |
Apr 6, 2017#342235710Apr 6, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342235710$9,1354 viol.4 violations$9,135 in penalties
Inspection #342235710
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 2017
- Final Order
- May 26, 2017
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 308
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,054
- Penalties on Record
- $9,135
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee catches fingers in chain sprocket; injures four fin
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 A09 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $9,054 | $5,885 | - | May 26, 2017 | |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $3,250 | - | May 26, 2017 | |
| 02002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 E02 I | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | - | May 26, 2017 | |
| 02002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 E02 II | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | - | May 26, 2017 |
Jan 13, 2009#310990924Jan 13, 2009Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#310990924$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310990924
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 13, 2009
- Closed
- Jan 14, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 29, 2006#307413476Dec 29, 2006FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#307413476$21,0009 viol.9 violations$21,000 in penalties
Inspection #307413476
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 29, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 2007
- Closed
- Oct 12, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,950
- Penalties on Record
- $21,000
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when caught in machinery
Violations
Violation list (5 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $1,875 | $1,100 | Jun 21, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 14 | $6,300 | $4,700 | Jul 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 14 | $0 | $0 | Jul 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $6,300 | $4,700 | Jul 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 14, 1995#106446693Feb 14, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106446693$4002 viol.2 violations$400 in penalties
Inspection #106446693
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 14, 1995
- Closed
- May 1, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,625
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- 11261 Highway 1 South, Wadley, GA 30477
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,625 | $400 | Apr 17, 1995 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1995 | - | - |
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The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
14 inspections, 1974 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Wood Product Manufacturing, 18,896 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.