CHIPPEWA PALLET INC.
8268 COMMERCE PKWY, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI 54729 · NAICS 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Mar 18, 2025#348125030Mar 18, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348125030$30,18222 viol.22 violations$30,182 in penalties
Inspection #348125030
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 18, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 19, 2025
- Final Order
- Sep 10, 2025
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 42
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 22
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $66,285
- Penalties on Record
- $30,182
- Site Address
- 8268 Commerce Pkwy, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet 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 (16 of 22 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 B03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,627 | $3,939 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01001B | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 B04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01001C | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 C02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01001D | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 C04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C02 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,620 | $4,634 | Aug 29, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Other | 1 | 1 | $6,620 | $0 | Aug 29, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 II D | Other | 1 | 2 | $6,620 | $0 | Aug 29, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01005 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 2 | 40 | $11,585 | $5,793 | Aug 22, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $7,035 | $4,925 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $8,276 | $5,793 | Aug 22, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01008 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 1 | 40 | $4,965 | $0 | Aug 15, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 01009A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $5,627 | $3,939 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01009B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 01009C | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| 02001 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 A04 | Other | 1 | 42 | $1,655 | $0 | Aug 22, 2025 | - | Sep 10, 2025 |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 22 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 9, 2020#344720982Apr 9, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344720982$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #344720982
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 9, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 9, 2020
- Final Order
- Apr 20, 2020
- Closed
- Apr 20, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 28
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,747
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8268 Commerce Pkwy, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet 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.
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Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 28 | $6,747 | $0 | May 11, 2020 | - | Apr 20, 2020 |
Dec 17, 2019#344518014Dec 17, 2019Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#344518014$1,9281 viol.1 violation$1,928 in penalties
Inspection #344518014
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 20, 2020
- Closed
- May 11, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,856
- Penalties on Record
- $1,928
- Site Address
- 8268 Commerce Pkwy, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
- Industry
- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,856 | $1,928 | Apr 27, 2020 | - | Apr 20, 2020 |
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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.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Wood Product Manufacturing, 18,897 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: wood container and pallet manufacturing reported 3.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 14.4%; NAICS 32192 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source