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MELCHER LOGGING CO INC
$1,310
penalties
20
viol.
12
insp.

MELCHER LOGGING CO INC

E HIGH DECK-27 MI E OF, SWEET HOME, OR 97386

Inspections
12
Sep 1983 to Nov 2007 · 12 safety, 0 health
Violations
20
across 12 inspections
Penalties on record
$1,310
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 9Willful 0Repeat 0Other 11

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Inspection records

Oct 17, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15049844$00 viol.

Inspection #15049844

Dates

Opened
Oct 17, 1984
Closing Conference Date
Oct 17, 1984
Closed
Oct 17, 1984

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
8

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Bear Pass 40 Mi E Of, Sweet Home, OR 97386
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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.

Sep 8, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#218470268$1553 viol.

Inspection #218470268

Dates

Opened
Sep 8, 1983
Closing Conference Date
Sep 8, 1983
Closed
Oct 29, 1983

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
6

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 serious
Initial Penalties
$155
Penalties on Record
$155
Site Address
Deer Creek 40 Miles E Of, Sweet Home, OR 97386
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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 (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001780004508Serious1-$45$45Sep 9, 1983--
01002780048501BSerious1-$65$65Oct 1, 1983--
01003780029003Serious1-$45$45Sep 12, 1983--
Inspections 11 to 12 of 12, newest first

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About these records

A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).

This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

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.

Standards cited

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1910.1200Hazard Communication2 citations · $0
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Industry comparison

BLS 2024 survey: logging reported 1.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 29.0%; NAICS 1133 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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