FOUNTAIN CITY, WI —
OSHA Inspection: MIDWEST HARDWOOD COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MIDWEST HARDWOOD COMPANY in S2941 INDIAN CREEK RD, FOUNTAIN CITY, WI 54629 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 348028242.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MIDWEST HARDWOOD COMPANY
- Site address
- S2941 INDIAN CREEK RD
- City
- FOUNTAIN CITY
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54629
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 157, FOUNTAIN CITY, WI 54629
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321113
- Employees
- 53
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B03 I
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,038 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: covers, guardrail systems, travel restraint systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) In front of debarker operator cab; On or about February 3, 2025, and dates prior, employees were not protected from falling through a hole in the catwalk by a cover, guardrail system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8038
1910.29 B10
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $5,627
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(10): The employer did not ensure that when guardrail systems are used at hoist areas, a removable guardrail section, consisting of a top rail and midrail, are placed across the access opening between guardrail sections when employees are not performing hoisting operations. The employer may use chains or gates instead of a removable guardrail section at hoist areas if the employer demonstrates the chains or gates provide a level of safety equivalent to guardrails: (a) Backside of debarker platform, hoist area; On or about January 31, 2025, and dates prior, the employer did not ensure that the midrail of the removable guardrail section was in place when employees were not performing hoisting operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5626.6
- — Z (S) $0
1910.265 C04 IV
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated walk(s) and runway(s), more than 6 feet or more from floor level, were not provided with both a standard railing and a toe board: (a) Debarker; On or about February 5, 2025, and dates prior, an elevated catwalk greater than 6-feet above ground level was not equipped with a toe board in a section northwest of the operator's cab. (b) Debarker; On or about February 5, 2025, and dates prior, an elevated catwalk greater than 6-feet above ground level was not equipped with a standard railing system in two sections on the northwest end.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $12,059 · Current $8,441 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: (a) Debarker; On or about February 5, 2025, and dates prior, two extension cords were plugged into an outlet inside the hydraulic room and run through the doorway to power floodlights used during nighttime operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8441.3
- — Z (S) $12059
1910.305 G01 IV C
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(C): Flexible cords and cables were run through doorways, windows or floors: (a) Debarker; On or about February 5, 2025, and dates prior, two extension cords were plugged into an outlet inside the hydraulic room and run through the doorway to power floodlights used during nighttime operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G02 II
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap: (a) Debarker; On or about February 5, 2025, and dates prior, an extension cord plugged into an outlet inside the hydraulic room and run through the doorway to power a floodlight used during nighttime operations was spliced.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348028242.
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