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HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC

1000 WOODLAWN, HOQUIAM, WA, 98550
Operated by Willis Enterprises, Inc
321212Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
EIN 911383677

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OSHA inspections
16
over 35 years
Violations
56
$12,695 in penalties
Penalties
$12,695
$227 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC has accumulated 56 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $12,695 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 183 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
16
0.5 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
56
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$12,695
$227 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 16
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 16

69% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 20 citations in this view · $10,165 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0787.10070511$625Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 0620.90350111$560Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 8095.002211$500Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 8095.000411$500Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 8093.000211$500Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 0621.41150911$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0621.41151011$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0621.413002 A11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.771501 G 0111$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.771204 C11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.771701 A11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.772101 C 0111$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0246.820302 B11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0621.411505 A11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.77110111$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.772203 B11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.770902 A 0111$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0620.771202 D11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0621.41100111$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 0241.65070111$480Oct 1996Oct 1996

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3212 within WA. Peer group: 183 employers. This establishment has 56 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
7.8
vs industry
+5.1
TRIR
32.4
vs industry
+27.9

Reported for 80 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
32.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
8
Complaint
5
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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 HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO 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 HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO 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 HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO
1000 WOODLAWN STREET · HOQUIAM, WA, 98550
AirWaterViolation Identified
QNCR 12
60Nov 2025View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-12-09Planned0$0
2008-08-07Planned87$1,500
2004-09-15Referral0$0
2003-06-11Referral43$650
2002-12-09Complaint2824$8,500
1999-03-11Planned1$0
1998-03-27Planned22$560
1997-12-09Planned1$0
1996-10-04Planned41$480
1994-10-12Complaint11$625
1993-10-11Complaint0$0
1992-12-21Planned0$0
1991-12-23Complaint22$380
1991-03-21Planned4$0
1991-01-08Follow-up0$0
1990-10-23Complaint1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Willis Enterprises, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Willis Enterprises, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO 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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Frequently asked

What is HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC's OSHA violation history?
HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 56 violations and $12,695 in total penalties.
How does HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC operates in the softwood veneer and plywood manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.5. HOQUIAM PLYWOOD CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 7.78 compared to an industry average of 2.7.