Wooden post maker cited in partial hand amputation
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U.S. workplace safety regulators cited a Georgia wooden post manufacturer and proposed $109,548 in fines after an employee suffered a partial hand amputation and other injuries while working on unguarded machinery.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Homerville, Georgia-based Dupont Yard Inc. for allowing employees to operate unguarded machinery and failing to have an emergency stop switch on a conveyor, exposing employees to caught-in and amputation hazards, according to a statement issued on Monday.
"This employer's disregard for safety is leaving employees vulnerable to preventable hazards,” Margo Westmoreland, OSHA Savannah, Georgia, area office director, said in the statement.
A company spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment.
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