Establishment profile
COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION
242 COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS ROAD, CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 26205
Operated by Columbia Forest Products · 1 of 9 establishments
321211 — Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
Summary
COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $25,250 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 21 citations in this view · $25,250 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1998 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $4,950 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIB | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
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 in NAICS 3212 within WV. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 32 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 195 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) · Sep 2015 – Oct 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2021 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 14, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. 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 WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. 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 WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-24 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $14,850 | |
| 2000-06-20 | Planned | 16 | 13 | $7,800 | |
| 1998-09-24 | Complaint | 10 | 6 | $2,600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION 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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in hardwood veneer and plywood manufacturing within WV, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SPENCER VENEER, LLCSPENCER — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.CRAIGSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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 PRODUCTSDANVILLE, VA — 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.PRESQUE ISLE, ME — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.CRAIGSVILLE, WV — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTSNEWPORT, VT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Columbia Forest Products locationsParent rollup
- Hardwood Veneer and Plywood ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WVState-wide enforcement data
- Hardwood Veneer and in WVIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $25,250 in total penalties.
- How does COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION operates in the hardwood veneer and plywood manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.85 compared to an industry average of 2.