Establishment profile
KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC
295 HWY 45, BIRNAMWOOD, WI, 54414
321113 — Sawmills
EIN 391187402
Summary
KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $32,889 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC 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, 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
86% 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 · $32,889 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 3 | 3 | $250 | May 1987 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 E01 V | 2 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $3,778 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,778 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B06 I | 1 | 1 | $3,777 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | $3,768 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,238 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C26 IX | 1 | 1 | $3,118 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,699 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,699 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,159 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IX | 1 | 1 | $1,619 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C21 IIA | 1 | 1 | $250 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 E06 IC | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $105 | May 1987 | May 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
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 WI. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 22 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) · Aug 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | 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.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KERSTEN LUMBER 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 KERSTEN LUMBER 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 KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC 295 STATE ROAD 45 P.O. BOX 245 · BIRNAMWOOD, WI, 54414 | Water | No Violation Identified | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-20 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,768 | |
| 2019-11-07 | Complaint | 18 | 18 | $23,748 | |
| 2016-09-26 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $3,618 | |
| 2010-01-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-12-26 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $350 | |
| 1991-02-13 | Planned | 12 | 9 | $1,300 | |
| 1987-04-29 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $105 |
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 KERSTEN LUMBER CO 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 KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $32,889 in total penalties.
- How does KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.8.