Establishment profile
KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.
1323 SOUTH 11TH AVENUE, WAUSAU, WI, 54401
321911 — Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
EIN 391193314
Summary
KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC. has accumulated 73 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $131,898 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 421 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 37 citations in this view · $131,748 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $15,343 | May 1979 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C03 | 4 | 4 | — | Apr 1989 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 R04 | 3 | 3 | $8,434 | Jul 2004 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 3 | 3 | $4,388 | Apr 1989 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $56,838 | Sep 2022 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $16,629 | Feb 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $6,919 | Sep 2022 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $2,550 | Feb 2016 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $683 | Feb 1988 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1989 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2021 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $6,919 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $6,827 | Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0501 B10 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Jul 2004 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A03 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $220 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $100 | May 1979 | May 1979 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within WI. Peer group: 421 employers. This establishment has 73 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 794 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) · Dec 2015 – Aug 2025 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 11, 2025 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| May 5, 2022 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2017 | Automatic Machine,Fracture,Laceration,Leg,Lockout,Robotics,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 10 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 KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK 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 KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO INC 1323 S 11TH AVE · WAUSAU, WI, 54401 | AirRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 4 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | View → |
KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK 4251 HOLLYWOOD RD · RIB MOUNTAIN, WI, 54401 | RCRA | 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.
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 KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Referral | 12 | 9 | $63,838 | |
| 2023-03-23 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,642 | |
| 2022-05-18 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $15,539 | |
| 2020-12-09 | Monitoring | 2 | — | $6,827 | |
| 2018-05-22 | Complaint | 3 | — | $16,629 | |
| 2017-12-20 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,596 | |
| 2015-12-16 | Referral | 9 | 9 | $7,650 | |
| 2009-08-11 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,838 | |
| 2009-08-11 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-07-15 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $2,888 | |
| 2002-06-28 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $683 | |
| 1991-11-19 | Complaint | 9 | 6 | $2,100 | |
| 1989-03-27 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $250 | |
| 1987-12-07 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $220 | |
| 1982-08-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-06-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-04-25 | Planned | 12 | 7 | $200 |
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 KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 73 violations and $131,897.5 in total penalties.
- How does KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC. operates in the wood window and door manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.73 compared to an industry average of 2.1.