BESSE LUMBER COMPANY is a sawmills employer in LADYSMITH, WI. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $5,130 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
BESSE LUMBER COMPANY
401 GUSTAFSON ROAD, LADYSMITH, WI, 54848
Parent: Besse Forest Products Group (8 locations)
321113 — Top companies in Sawmills
EIN: 391560475
25 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
BESSE LUMBER COMPANY is one of 8 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Besse Forest Products Group.
Federal enforcement records on BESSE LUMBER COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Besse Forest Products Group across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Besse Forest Products Group
- WISCONSIN VENEER AND PLYWOOD, INC. — MATTOON, WI — 2 federal records
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN VENEERS INC — GLADSTONE, MI — 2 federal records
- BIRCHWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY — RICE LAKE, WI — 1 federal record
- GOODMAN VENEER AND LUMBER — GOODMAN, WI — 1 federal record
- BESSE FOREST PRODUCTS GROUP — RICE LAKE, WI — 1 federal record
- BESSE FOREST PRODUCTS GROUP CO — GLADSTONE, MI
- BESSE FOREST PRODUCTS GROUP — BARAGA, MI
Other employers in Sawmills within WI
- FLORENCE HARDWOODS, LLC — FLORENCE — 3 federal records
- KUEHN FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC — NEILLSVILLE — 2 federal records
- NICOLET HARDWOODS CORPORATION — LAONA — 2 federal records
- MIDWEST HARDWOOD COMPANY LLC — REEDSBURG — 1 federal record
- CHITKO BROS. LUMBER LLC — TIPLER — 1 federal record
- NORTH COUNTRY LUMBER COMPANY, INC. — MELLEN — 1 federal record
- SCHMITT TIMBER CORPORATION — SPRING VALLEY — 1 federal record
- NELSON HARDWOODS, INC. — PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — 1 federal record
- SUPERIOR KILNS, INC. — MELLEN — 1 federal record
- PUKALL LUMBER COMPANY, INC. — ARBOR VITAE — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the sawmills industry in WI, BESSE LUMBER COMPANY ranks in the 74th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 133 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 59th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 80th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the sawmills sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8. BESSE LUMBER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 16.82, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is BESSE LUMBER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BESSE LUMBER COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $5,130 in total penalties.
- How does BESSE LUMBER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BESSE LUMBER COMPANY operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. BESSE LUMBER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 16.82 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BESSE LUMBER COMPANY of LADYSMITH, WI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. BESSE LUMBER COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup Besse Forest Products Group, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for BESSE LUMBER COMPANY include 2 hospitalizations.
This profile may be incomplete if BESSE LUMBER COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.