MAD RIVER LUMBER
2935 ST. LOUIS RD., ARCATA, CA 95521 · NAICS 321113 Sawmills
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Inspection records
May 25, 2021#345336291May 25, 2021Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#345336291$12,21012 viol.12 violations$12,210 in penalties
Inspection #345336291
Dates
- Opened
- May 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 2021
- Contested
- Mar 15, 2022
- Final Order
- Aug 8, 2022
- Closed
- Sep 21, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 26
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,870
- Penalties on Record
- $12,210
- Site Address
- 2935 St. Louis Road,, Arcata, CA 95521
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342(A) Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 | |
| 01002 | 2500.8 Uses Not Permitted OSHA citation code: 25000008 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $205 | $150 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 | |
| 01003 | 2530.107 Readily Accessible | Other | 1 | 2 | $205 | $150 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01004 | 3328(D) Machinery and Equipment | Other | 1 | 2 | $275 | $200 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01005 | 3668(D)(2) Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training | Other | 1 | 26 | $275 | $200 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01006 | 3668(F) Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training | Other | 1 | 26 | $275 | $0 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01007 | 5097(C)(10) Hearing Conservation Program | Other | 26 | 26 | $615 | $450 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01008 | 5144(C)(2)(B) Respiratory Protection | Other | 4 | 4 | $205 | $150 | Nov 22, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 01009 | 6151(C)(1) Portable Fire Extinguishers | Other | 7 | 26 | $205 | $150 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 | |
| 02001 | 4051(A) Projecting Shaft Ends | Serious | 6 | 4 | $3,710 | $1,800 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 | |
| 03001 | 5162(A) Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,950 | $3,600 | Oct 28, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 04001 | 5162(B) Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,950 | $360 | Oct 28, 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 |
Jul 21, 2004#125825117Jul 21, 2004Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125825117$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125825117
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 21, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 2004
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 28
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2935 St. Louis Rd., Arcata, CA 95521
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
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.
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.
Employee injured when struck by fork lift
Jan 26, 2001#125722942Jan 26, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125722942$5252 viol.2 violations$525 in penalties
Inspection #125722942
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 31, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $525
- Penalties on Record
- $525
- Site Address
- 2934 St Louis Rd, Arcata, CA 95521
- Industry
- 321113 Sawmills
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.
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.
Employee injured when hand caught in sawmill drive chains
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | May 17, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 342 Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries OSHA citation code: 342 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | May 17, 2001 | - | - |
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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.
3 inspections, 2001 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Wood Product Manufacturing, 17,973 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: sawmills reported 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source