POPE & TALBOT INC
WEST OLIVER ST, SPEARFISH, SD 57783
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Inspection records
Apr 11, 2007#310898366Apr 11, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#310898366$3,7526 viol.6 violations$3,752 in penalties
Inspection #310898366
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 278
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,752
- Site Address
- 1510 West Oliver Street, Spearfish, SD 57783
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,875 | $938 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,875 | $938 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,875 | $938 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,875 | $938 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 12, 2007 | - | - |
Jul 29, 1997#300235439Jul 29, 1997FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#300235439$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300235439
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 2, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- West Oliver Street, Spearfish, SD 57783
- 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.
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 in fall from load of lumber
Feb 18, 1997#113331375Feb 18, 1997FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#113331375$7,6504 viol.4 violations$7,650 in penalties
Inspection #113331375
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 1997
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 255
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,200
- Penalties on Record
- $7,650
- Site Address
- West Oliver Street, Spearfish, SD 57783
- 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.
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 struck by board
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 26 | 1 | $1,300 | $975 | Apr 14, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 11 | 10 | $1,300 | $975 | Aug 14, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C18 I | Serious | 3 | 30 | $1,300 | $975 | Apr 14, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 E05 IIA | Serious | 4 | 10 | $6,300 | $4,725 | Apr 14, 1997 | - | - |
Dec 17, 1984#688440Dec 17, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#688440$12015 viol.15 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #688440
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 1984
- Closed
- Feb 11, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 210
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- West Oliver St, Spearfish, SD 57783
- 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 (12 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A05 | Other | 4 | 5 | $300 | $0 | Feb 6, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 8 | 8 | $240 | $120 | Jan 21, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C01 I | Serious | 8 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jan 21, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1985 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1985 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1985 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 D03 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 22, 1985 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 D05 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1985 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1985 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Other | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1985 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 2 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1985 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 2 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1985 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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.
4 inspections, 1984 to 2007. 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: 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