Establishment profile
COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS
SPECIALTY PLANT, 575 KENTUCK RD, DANVILLE, VA, 24540
Operated by Columbia Forest Products · 1 of 9 establishments
EIN 540788268
Summary
COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 28 years of recorded history, with $4,068 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46,294 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $4,068 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N07 III | 1 | 1 | $813 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $493 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 5100.01 A | 1 | 1 | $488 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $488 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $488 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 46,294 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 180 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in VA — for Columbia Forest Products, not this location alone
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 Columbia Forest Products 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-CA-022154 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2008 | Feb 2009 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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 COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-08 | Planned | 14 | 11 | $4,068 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Columbia Forest Products.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Columbia Forest Products across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Columbia Forest Products, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS INC.MELLEN, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTSCHATHAM, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS INCALBANY, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.CRAIGSVILLE, WV — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATIONCRAIGSVILLE, WV — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.PRESQUE ISLE, ME — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTSNEWPORT, VT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Columbia Forest Products locationsParent rollup
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS 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 Columbia Forest Products, which operates 9 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS's OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 14 violations and $4,067.5 in total penalties.