Establishment profile
CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
62499 STATE HWY 15, NOVELTY, MO, 63460
Operated by Cardwell Lumber Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
321113 — Sawmills
EIN 431034956
Summary
CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $46,613 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 284 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3211 within MO. Peer group: 284 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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.
Reported for 91 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
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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2016 – Feb 2020
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2020 | Adjust,Amputated,Amputation,Chain,Conveyor,Crushed,Foot,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Pinch Point,Pinched,Sawmill,Supervision,Toe,Traumatic Amputation,Warehouse | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $18,219 | |
| 2018-02-01 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-11-22 | Referral | 8 | 2 | $18,000 | |
| 2012-10-24 | Planned | 8 | 8 | $10,394 | |
| 2008-06-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cardwell Lumber Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cardwell Lumber Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in sawmills within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RON HARPER'S SAWMILLSUMMERSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- STERLING LUMBER COMPANYLOUISIANA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAVIS SAWMILLDONIPHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MISSEY LOGGING & SAWMILLSTEELVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARTIN LOGGING & SAWMILLCHERRYVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- RICHARDS WOOD PRODUCTSSTEELVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FROST SAWMILLBIRCH TREE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARTER SAWMILL & LOGGING LLCDONIPHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JSK LUMBER, INC.DONIPHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIRBY SAWMILL INC.DONIPHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. 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 Cardwell Lumber Inc, which operates 3 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.
Frequently asked
- What is CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $46,613 in total penalties.
- How does CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARDWELL LUMBER, INC. operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.56 compared to an industry average of 2.8.