Establishment profile
ED AREY & SONS, INC.
5357 CLARKSBURG RD, BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201
321113 — Sawmills
Summary
ED AREY & SONS, INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $17,681 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 137 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ED AREY & SONS, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $17,006 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C18 I | 2 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,713 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,652 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B11 II | 1 | 1 | $1,591 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C20 IV | 1 | 1 | $900 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2002 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $400 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | $400 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 G01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
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 3211 within WV. Peer group: 137 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ED AREY & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Oct 2018 – Jun 2023 · 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2023 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Hand,Saw,Sawmill,Slip,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ED AREY & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ED AREY & SONS, 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 ED AREY & SONS, 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 ED AREY & SONS, 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED AREY & SONS INC 5357 CLARKSBURG ROAD · BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201 | Water | No Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ED AREY & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of the InteriorSNAKE RAIL FENCEcontract · Last action 2012-03-30$110,100
- Department of the InteriorFENCE POSTS AND RAIL PURCHASEcontract · Last action 2012-05-08$22,538
- Department of the InteriorWORM FENCE REPLACEMENT AT GAINES" MILLcontract · Last action 2021-12-08$20,305
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423310 - LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK, AND WOOD PANEL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2021-12-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-11-08 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $7,956 | |
| 2009-10-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-08-27 | Planned | 13 | 11 | $6,000 | |
| 2002-11-07 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $800 | |
| 1994-04-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-10-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-22 | Planned | 13 | 8 | $2,925 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ED AREY & SONS, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ED AREY & SONS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ED AREY & SONS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $17,681.2 in total penalties.
- How does ED AREY & SONS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ED AREY & SONS, INC. operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.