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CHAPTER 3 INC
$11,974
penalties
4
viol.
2
insp.

CHAPTER 3 INC

958 WASHINGTON RD, HOULKA, MS 38850NAICS 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing

Inspections
2
Apr 2018 to Nov 2018 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
4
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$11,974
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 2Willful 0Repeat 0Other 2

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Inspection records

Nov 7, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343591590$11,9742 viol.

Inspection #343591590

Dates

Opened
Nov 7, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Nov 7, 2018
Final Order
Jan 8, 2019
Closed
Jan 16, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
130
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 serious
Initial Penalties
$19,956
Penalties on Record
$11,974
Site Address
958 Washington Road, Houlka, MS 38850
Industry
337121 Upholstered Household Furniture 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.

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.

HospitalizationNov 2, 2018

Employee amputates thumb while cutting stock wood to length

Event: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.213
Woodworking Machinery Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100213 A09
Serious12$8,315$4,989Jan 4, 2019-Jan 8, 2019
010021910.213
Woodworking Machinery Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01
Serious13$11,641$6,985Jan 4, 2019-Jan 8, 2019
Apr 3, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343135687$02 viol.

Inspection #343135687

Dates

Opened
Apr 3, 2018
Closing Conference Date
May 21, 2018
Final Order
Aug 27, 2018
Closed
Sep 24, 2018

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
100
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
958 Washington Rd, Houlka, MS 38850
Industry
337121 Upholstered Household Furniture 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 (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01
Other110$0$0Sep 6, 2018-Aug 27, 2018
010021910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I
Other110$0$0Aug 15, 2018-Aug 27, 2018
Inspections 1 to 2 of 2, newest first

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About these records

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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.

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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.

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

1910.213Woodworking Machinery Requirements2 citations · $11,974
1910.95Occupational Noise Exposure1 citation · $0
1910.147Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)1 citation · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.0
Industry average3.9
Penalties per inspection
This employer$5,987
Industry average$1,974

Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing, 12,436 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: upholstered household furniture manufacturing reported 3.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.8%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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