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MERRITT BROS LUMBER, INC.
$24,084
penalties
4
viol.
1
insp.

MERRITT BROS LUMBER, INC.

5400 HWY 54, ATHOL, ID 83801NAICS 321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspections
1
Sep 2017 to Sep 2017 · 1 safety, 0 health
Violations
4
across 1 inspection
Penalties on record
$24,084
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 3Willful 0Repeat 0Other 1

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Inspection records

Sep 16, 2017FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#342643269$24,0844 viol.

Inspection #342643269

Dates

Opened
Sep 16, 2017
Closing Conference Date
Sep 16, 2017
Final Order
Dec 28, 2017
Closed
Dec 25, 2017

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
50
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
4
Violation Types
3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$24,084
Penalties on Record
$24,084
Site Address
5400 Hwy 54, Athol, ID 83801
Industry
321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

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.

FatalitySep 15, 2017

Employee is caught and pulled into running machine and is ki

Event: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.147
The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Serious14$8,873$8,873Jan 18, 2018-Dec 28, 2017
01001B1910.147
The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I
Serious14$0$0Jan 18, 2018-Dec 28, 2017
010021910.265
Sawmills
OSHA citation code: 19100265 C26 VIII
Serious14$8,873$8,873Jan 18, 2018-Dec 28, 2017
010031904.39
OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02
Other11$6,338$6,338-Dec 28, 2017
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About these records

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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.

Standards cited

1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)2 citations · $8,873
1904.391 citation · $6,338
1910.265Sawmills1 citation · $8,873

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer4.0
Industry average3.4
Penalties per inspection
This employer$24,084
Industry average$2,532

Wood Product Manufacturing, 17,985 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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