OSHA cites Bude’s Franklin Lumber Co. for safety violations
by Associated Press
Published: February 16,2012
Tags: citations, federal government, furniture, furniture maker, investigation, manufacturer, manufacturing, penalties, safety violations, workplace safety
BUDE — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Bude company for 22 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $103,356.
OSHA officials say in a news release that it cited Franklin Lumber Co. for, among other things, failing to prevent accumulations of combustible dust, to provide guardrails around equipment, to cover live electrical parts and failing to properly label hazardous chemicals.
Franklin Lumber is a division of Cortez Byrd L.P., which is located in Brookhaven.
The company has 15 days to appeal.
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