BUCHANAN LUMBER BIRMINGHAM INC
BAPTIST ROAD, Aliceville, AL 35442
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Inspection records
Mar 9, 2023#346555329Mar 9, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346555329$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346555329
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 7, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 501 Baptist Line Road, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
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.
Aug 29, 2019#344276183Aug 29, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344276183$11,3773 viol.3 violations$11,377 in penalties
Inspection #344276183
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 29, 2019
- Final Order
- Jan 15, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 24, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,962
- Penalties on Record
- $11,377
- Site Address
- 600 Baptist Line Road, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
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 sustains fractures and lacerations on debarker mach
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.136 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 19100136 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,752 | $5,251 | Jan 16, 2020 | - | Jan 15, 2020 |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,210 | $6,126 | Jan 2, 2020 | - | Jan 15, 2020 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | - | Jan 15, 2020 |
May 1, 2018#343128708May 1, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343128708$8,1492 viol.2 violations$8,149 in penalties
Inspection #343128708
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 2018
- Final Order
- Jul 30, 2018
- Closed
- Jul 30, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,641
- Penalties on Record
- $8,149
- Site Address
- 501 Baptist Line Road, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
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's fingers are amputated while operating chop saw
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 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 | 4 | $11,641 | $8,149 | - | Jul 30, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 13, 2018 | - | Jul 30, 2018 |
Jul 28, 1983#13251103Jul 28, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13251103$2105 viol.5 violations$210 in penalties
Inspection #13251103
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1983
- Closed
- Sep 22, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $420
- Penalties on Record
- $210
- Site Address
- Baptist Rd, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 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 A05 | Serious | 1 | - | $120 | $60 | Aug 16, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C22 | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $150 | Aug 16, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 E05 IIA | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 G | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 12, 1983 | - | - |
Mar 5, 1980#13218649Mar 5, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13218649$4553 viol.3 violations$455 in penalties
Inspection #13218649
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 1980
- Contested
- Apr 15, 1980
- Closed
- Jan 27, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 140
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $910
- Penalties on Record
- $455
- Site Address
- Baptist Road, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 3 | - | $420 | $210 | Mar 14, 1980 | Apr 15, 1980 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C12 V | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $245 | Mar 27, 1980 | Apr 15, 1980 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 30 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 1980 | - | - |
Dec 18, 1978#13217997Dec 18, 1978Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13217997$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13217997
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 18, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 1978
- Closed
- Dec 26, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 147
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Baptist Road, Aliceville, AL 35442
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
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.
6 inspections, 1978 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: sawmills reported 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source