BERTCH CABINET MANUFACTURING INC
4730 BROOKPARK RD, WATERLOO, IA 50702
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Inspection records
Sep 26, 2022#346247455Sep 26, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346247455$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346247455
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 26, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 11, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 570
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4442 Texas Street, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Industry
- 337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
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.
Jan 31, 2019#343755633Jan 31, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343755633$40,00011 viol.11 violations$40,000 in penalties
Inspection #343755633
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 31, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 11, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 8, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $61,202
- Penalties on Record
- $40,000
- Site Address
- 4747 Crestwood Drive Po Box 2280, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Industry
- 337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
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.
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Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,391 | $4,800 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,391 | $4,800 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01003 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 A09 | Serious | 3 | 4 | $9,239 | $6,000 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01004A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 K03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $12,934 | $8,400 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01004B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 K04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $9,239 | $6,000 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $7,391 | $4,800 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 01007 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,543 | $3,600 | Apr 25, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 2 | 19 | $1,037 | $800 | Apr 18, 2019 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 02002 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,037 | $800 | - | Apr 11, 2019 |
Sep 30, 2015#340961192Sep 30, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340961192$1002 viol.2 violations$100 in penalties
Inspection #340961192
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 2015
- Contested
- Nov 16, 2015
- Final Order
- Jun 9, 2016
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,975
- Penalties on Record
- $100
- Site Address
- 4747 Crestwood Drive Po Box 2280, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Industry
- 337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $0 | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Jun 9, 2016 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Jun 9, 2016 |
Apr 19, 1984#14769665Apr 19, 1984Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#14769665$8401 viol.1 violation$840 in penalties
Inspection #14769665
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 19, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 20, 1984
- Closed
- May 17, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 79
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $840
- Penalties on Record
- $840
- Site Address
- 4730 Brookpark Rd, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $840 | $840 | Apr 28, 1984 | - | - |
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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.
4 inspections, 1984 to 2022. 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: wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing reported 3.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 13.2%; NAICS 33711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source