BEAR HILL LUMBER CO.
ROUTE 202, BEAR HILL ROAD, HOLLIS, ME 04042
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Inspection records
Jul 21, 2008#312330566Jul 21, 2008Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#312330566$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312330566
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 21, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 2008
- Closed
- Jul 21, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 668 Hollis Road, Hollis, ME 04042
- 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.
Sep 2, 2001#301668836Sep 2, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301668836$1,6506 viol.6 violations$1,650 in penalties
Inspection #301668836
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 2, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 2, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 13, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,650
- Penalties on Record
- $1,650
- Site Address
- Route 202, Bear Hill Road, Hollis, ME 04042
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $375 | $375 | Oct 12, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $375 | $375 | Sep 30, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.266 Logging Operations OSHA citation code: 19100266 D01 IV | Serious | 7 | 4 | $375 | $375 | Sep 30, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.266 Logging Operations OSHA citation code: 19100266 D01 V | Serious | 5 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.266 Logging Operations OSHA citation code: 19100266 D01 VII | Serious | 4 | 4 | $300 | $300 | Sep 30, 2001 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D02 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $225 | $225 | Sep 30, 2001 | - | - |
Mar 6, 1998#301662821Mar 6, 1998Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#301662821$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301662821
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 6, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 1998
- Closed
- Mar 12, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 202, Bear Hill Road, Hollis, ME 04042
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 3, 1997#122382740Mar 3, 1997FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#122382740$36,00019 viol.19 violations$36,000 in penalties
Inspection #122382740
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 31, 1997
- Closed
- May 5, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 19
- Violation Types
- 16 serious, 2 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $52,350
- Penalties on Record
- $36,000
- Site Address
- Route 202, Bear Hill Road, Hollis, ME 04042
- 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 was decapitated by carriage saw
Violations
Violation list (12 of 19 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 | 4 | 6 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $750 | $750 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 P06 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $750 | $750 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 3 | 6 | $1,050 | $700 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C03 IV | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C04 VI | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C04 IV | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C21 IIB | Serious | 1 | 6 | $750 | $750 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C26 IV | Serious | 1 | - | $450 | $450 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C30 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $450 | $450 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.265 Sawmills OSHA citation code: 19100265 C30 IX | Serious | 1 | 6 | $450 | $450 | Apr 25, 1997 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 19 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, 1997 to 2008. 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