By: Russell Keener  —  September 24, 2011
 

Charles Greer Lum­ber Com­pany, a Suwa­nee, Ga based man­u­fac­turer of wooden pal­lets, has once again been cited by the Occu­pa­tional Safety and Health Admin­is­tra­tion (OSHA) fol­low­ing numer­ous alleged safety vio­la­tions.  Some of the recent vio­la­tions were the same as ones they have been cites with previously.

Work­place injuries are a seri­ous con­cern, it seems that Charles Greer Lum­ber Com­pany fails to take seri­ously the safety of their employ­ees.   Repeat safety cita­tions for Charles Greer Lum­bar Com­pany include absence of bar­ri­ers to pre­vent employ­ees from acci­den­tally falling into areas where logs are moved in, fail­ure to ensure sprocket wheels and chains were prop­erly enclosed,  absence of machine guards on the pul­ley sys­tem and fail­ure to pro­vide hear­ing tests to those work­ers who are exposed to loud noises in their job duties.

On top of the repeat vio­la­tions, Charles Greer Lum­ber Com­pany was also cited with 11 seri­ous safety vio­la­tions.  These include fail­ure to pro­vide employ­ees who work with chain­saws proper leg pro­tec­tion and absence of machine guards for band saws.  Nearly $88,000 in penal­ties were pro­posed along with the cita­tions; the com­pany was given 15 days to either con­test the find­ings of OSHA inves­ti­ga­tors or come under compliance.

Safety vio­la­tions are not lim­ited to Charles Greer Lum­bar Com­pany.  Every day we talk with employ­ees who have been injured on the job.  Con­sid­er­ing all of the vio­la­tions found with just this one com­pany, it’s easy to see why so many employ­ees suf­fer seri­ous or fatal injuries on the job.  Unfor­tu­nately OSHA only catches a small per­cent­age of com­pa­nies who rou­tinely vio­late safety pro­ce­dures while putting their employ­ees at a risk of loss.  Unfor­tu­nately, many employ­ers expect their work­ers to do their job every day in sur­round­ings that need­lessly put their lives at risk.

Work­ers who are injured on the job have rights.  You may be enti­tled to work­ers’ com­pen­sa­tion and other 3^rd party actions.  A rep­utable Atlanta work­place injuries attor­ney can pro­vide you with the answers and guid­ance nec­es­sary to make a sound legal deci­sion.  If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, call the expe­ri­enced injury lawyers at The Keener Law Firm for a free pri­vate con­sul­ta­tion about your case.  770–955-3000.  Call now, you’ll be glad you did.