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NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

717 FIRST AVENUE, FORD CITY, PA, 16226
Operated by Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc
337110Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
EIN 251505495

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OSHA inspections
13
over 37 years
Violations
66
$29,925 in penalties
Penalties
$29,925
$453 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $29,925 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 280 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
13
0.4 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
66
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$29,925
$453 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 13
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 13

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 · 31 citations in this view · $28,325 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$5,425Apr 1994May 2017
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0133$1,200Apr 1989Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0232Nov 2002Sep 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$6,150Nov 2002Aug 2016
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I22$1,725Nov 2002Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$1,350Apr 1994Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0322$875Nov 2002Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.1200 H22$525Apr 1989Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$1,200Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0211$1,200Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0911$1,200Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$1,200Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0094 C07 I11$1,200Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,050Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB211$875Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$750Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$600Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0213 K0111$600Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0213 K0211$600Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$600Apr 1994Apr 1994

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3371 within PA. Peer group: 280 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $2,228
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−2.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.5

Reported for 24 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
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
6
Complaint
4
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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 – May 2017

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 1, 2017Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 3, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 1, 2017Caught In,Chain,Finger,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Sprocket11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2007 – Feb 2009Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-CA-032703Unfair labor practiceApr 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-RC-012062Representation electionMar 2002May 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-032617Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Apr 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-032527Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
425589
Operation
C

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 NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-10-01Planned0$0
2023-07-25Complaint2$0
2018-05-15Follow-up0$0
2017-05-09Referral11$4,000
2016-08-08Referral11$5,400
2012-08-21Planned31$1,050
2006-08-24Complaint116$3,850
2002-10-31Complaint229$8,400
2002-10-10Complaint43$2,275
2002-04-22Planned0$0
2002-04-22Planned0$0
1994-03-23Planned2010$4,950
1989-03-23Planned2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nature's Blend Wood Products, 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 NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Nature's Blend Wood Products, Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $29,925 in total penalties.
How does NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. operates in the wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. NATURE'S BLEND WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.2.