Establishment profile
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC
14452 ARNDT RD NE, AURORA, OR, 97002
488190 — Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
Summary
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $5,140 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 23 citations in this view · $5,140 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 7400.06501 | 2 | 2 | $330 | Nov 1985 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $300 | Jul 1994 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 7920.08502 | 2 | 2 | $110 | Nov 1985 | Aug 1987 |
| OAR 437-002-0134(5)(A) | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 C | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 7020.29003 C | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 7020.16102 A | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 7640.140 | 1 | 1 | $115 | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 II | 1 | 1 | $105 | Nov 2003 | Nov 2003 |
| 29 CFR 7010.70501 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 1990 | Apr 1990 |
| 29 CFR 7500.02501 | 1 | 1 | $75 | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 7400.03002 D | 1 | 1 | $65 | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jul 1994 | Jul 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 4881 within OR. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 533 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 HELICOPTERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS 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 COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 HELICOPTERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · $6,800 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS 14452 ARNDT RD NE · AURORA, OR, 97002 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 6 | 1 | 1 | $6,800 | Jul 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 481211 - NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION. Last action: 2026-07-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | |
| 2013-06-03 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $450 | |
| 2007-04-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-04-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-09-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $105 | |
| 2003-02-28 | Planned | 10 | 5 | $1,140 | |
| 2001-04-26 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-06-04 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-09-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-09-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-04-21 | Planned | 6 | — | $550 | |
| 1994-04-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-03-15 | Complaint | 2 | — | $100 | |
| 1987-09-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-07-28 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $630 | |
| 1985-11-07 | Planned | 8 | 1 | $65 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC's OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $5,140 in total penalties.
- How does COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC operates in the other support activities for air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.72 compared to an industry average of 2.7.