PLUM CREEK MDF, INC.
500 12 AVE. WEST, COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912 · NAICS 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jun 11, 2014#339808420Jun 11, 2014Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#339808420$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339808420
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 11, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 11, 2014
- Closed
- Jun 11, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 66
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 265 Meadow Lake Blvd, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- Industry
- 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product 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.
Jul 11, 2002#304404106Jul 11, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#304404106$98,00014 viol.14 violations$98,000 in penalties
Inspection #304404106
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 3, 2002
- Contested
- Jan 9, 2003
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 221
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $136,000
- Penalties on Record
- $98,000
- Site Address
- 500 12 Ave. West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- Industry
- 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
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 killed when caught in conveyor
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jan 9, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Mar 16, 2004. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (14 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID | Serious | 4 | 5 | $5,000 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA | Serious | 1 | 25 | $5,000 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D06 | Serious | 2 | 150 | $5,000 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 27 | $2,500 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 25 | $2,500 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 01008 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 28 | $1,500 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 02001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C08 | Serious | 3 | 125 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 02001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 4 | 75 | $0 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 02001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 75 | $0 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 03001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 7 | 150 | $25,000 | $7,000 | May 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 03002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 2 | 30 | $12,500 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 04001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 150 | $0 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 04002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $7,000 | Mar 15, 2004 | Jan 9, 2003 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| 05001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | - | $7,000 | $7,000 | Mar 16, 2004 | - | - |
Mar 21, 2002#304400609Mar 21, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#304400609$9381 viol.1 violation$938 in penalties
Inspection #304400609
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2002
- Closed
- May 17, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 145
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $938
- Site Address
- 500 12 Ave. West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- Industry
- 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C01 II | Serious | 2 | 12 | $1,875 | $938 | May 2, 2002 | - | - |
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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, 2002 to 2014. 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, 19,564 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: reconstituted wood product manufacturing reported 2.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source