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BOISE CASCADE LLC

1300 KASTER RD, ST HELENS, OR, 97051
Operated by BOISE CASCADE Co · 1 of 154 establishments
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 201529142

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OSHA inspections
46
over 53 years
Violations
418
$105,060 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
18 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BOISE CASCADE LLC has accumulated 418 OSHA violations across 46 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $105,060 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BOISE CASCADE LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
46
0.9 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
418
7.9 / yr
Penalties
$105,060
$251 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · planned
22 of 46
Inspection trigger · complaint
13 of 46

61% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 22 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 71 citations in this view · $34,540 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0195$6,320Dec 1990Sep 2006
29 CFR 7020.31203 D71$2,130Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 7020.3680163$1,435Dec 1990Dec 1996
29 CFR 7020.02203 F61$605Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0954$1,255Sep 1989Dec 2002
29 CFR 7155.003002 C32$3,255Nov 1989Dec 1990
29 CFR 7020.31203 A31$2,110Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0133$975Mar 1999Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I33$735Sep 1989Nov 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0132$555Sep 1989Jan 1998
29 CFR 7750.0550433$535Sep 1989Jul 1994
29 CFR 7750.05502 H31$450Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0132$435Apr 1973Jan 1998
29 CFR 7129.00250721$2,850Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III22$2,775Aug 1995May 1999
29 CFR 1910.0119 M04 IV22$1,975Aug 1995May 1999
29 CFR 7750.0550121$1,950Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 7155.003002 B22$1,500Nov 1989Dec 1990
29 CFR 7136.002021$1,400Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I21$1,295Jan 1998Jan 1998

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3221 within OR. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 418 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,640
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 4

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−0.9

Reported for 84 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
22
Complaint
13
Accident
7
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BOISE CASCADE LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 27, 2004FRACTURE,LADDER,TRUCK,FALL,TRAILER11
Jan 13, 1999VENTING,CHLORINE,POISONING,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,EVACUATION2
Aug 29, 1995FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,MILL--PLANT,PAPER MACHINE,FOOT11
Mar 2, 1995LEAK,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CHLORINE,VALVE,TOXIC FUMES1010
Mar 2, 1995LEAK,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CHLORINE,VALVE,TOXIC FUMES66

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$86,317
Employees affected
263

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 264 violations · $86,317 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeApr 20081264263$86,317

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 264 violations · $86,317 in backwages · 263 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2006 – Apr 2008Paper (except Newsprint) MillsFLSA264263$86,317

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOISE CASCADE LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OR — for BOISE CASCADE Co, not this location alone

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
12
Representation (union)
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BOISE CASCADE Co locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 14 cases · 12 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-253497Unfair labor practiceDec 2019Jun 2020ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-252497Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Jun 2020ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-252440Representation electionNov 2019Dec 2019ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-252045Representation electionNov 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-251031Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Jun 2020ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-245879Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Feb 2020ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-245534Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-243263Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Feb 2020ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-133389Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
06-CA-071614Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19-CA-066490Unfair labor practiceOct 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-064638Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010220Unfair labor practiceDec 2007Feb 2008ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-CA-010202Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BOISE CASCADE LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOISE CASCADE LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOISE CASCADE LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS, LLC (across 18 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$6.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$72.3M
Awards (all-time)
16,418

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-07-25Complaint0$0
2007-06-04Planned3$0
2006-08-08Planned11$195
2005-09-13Complaint0$0
2005-06-27Referral11$105
2004-12-28Accident0$0
2003-09-29Planned65$1,340
2002-07-24Planned127$1,420
2002-01-28Accident0$0
2001-06-21Programmed Related0$0
2000-11-07Planned1$325
1999-11-10Complaint1$0
1999-01-14Accident1312$8,400
1998-10-19Planned2111$6,070
1997-09-07Complaint7760$20,425
1996-09-13Complaint11$195
1995-08-29Accident22$5,175
1995-03-02Accident77$8,850
1994-11-21Accident11$1,250
1994-08-18Planned1$0
1994-06-15Planned21$150
1994-03-02Planned2813$7,005
1992-01-21Unprogrammed Related0$0
1991-08-09Complaint0$0
1991-05-29Planned0$0
1991-04-04Complaint0$0
1990-11-06Follow-up0$0
1990-06-12Planned7837$29,830
1990-03-14Planned63$425
1990-03-12Complaint0$0
1989-07-28Complaint1611$2,710
1989-07-28Planned7118$7,530
1988-04-12Planned0$0
1987-08-05Planned1$0
1985-06-20Complaint6$850
1985-04-22Planned0$0
1985-01-03Complaint0$0
1984-11-15Complaint0$0
1984-04-03Planned0$0
1984-03-15Planned21$95
1984-03-15Planned32$195
1984-02-22Complaint0$0
1983-11-09Planned291$815
1973-05-31Follow-up0$0
1973-03-20Planned222$1,470
1973-03-19Accident6$235

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BOISE CASCADE LLC is one of 154 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BOISE CASCADE Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BOISE CASCADE Co across all 154 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOISE CASCADE LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BOISE CASCADE Co, which operates 154 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BOISE CASCADE LLC's OSHA violation history?
BOISE CASCADE LLC has 46 OSHA inspections on record with 418 violations and $105,060 in total penalties.
How does BOISE CASCADE LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
BOISE CASCADE LLC operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. BOISE CASCADE LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.