Sawmill fined $2.5 million for 28 safety violations, which led to the death of a worker
Feb. 22, 2024
An OSHA investigation has determined that MDLG Inc., operating as Phenix Lumber Co., could have prevented the death of an employee if the Alabama sawmill had followed required safety rules. The incident occurred in August 2023 when a sawmill supervisor climbed on top of an auger to access a difficult-to-reach area to unclog a woodchipper. Unfortunately, the machine started up, and the worker was pulled into the machine and died. The sawmill has been investigated by OSHA four times over the past five years, and was added to the agency’s Severe Violators Enforcement Program in 2020.
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