Establishment profile
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC
7215 S HWY 9, SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA, 98284
Operated by Northwest Hardwoods Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
EIN 452065401
Summary
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $6,405 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 67,395 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $6,405 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 0242.400704 A | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0242.352901 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 0242.401101 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 0621.451101 | 1 | 1 | $405 | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 0540.059111 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2000 | Sep 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0242.400701 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0241.100506 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 0242.352703 J | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 0787.150304 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 0621.450911 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 0621.450305 B 03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 0780.072503 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 0780.072505 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 0621.450910 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
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. Peer group: 67,395 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 135 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WA — for Northwest Hardwoods Inc, not this location alone
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 Northwest Hardwoods 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-CA-304335 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 19-CA-217021 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
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 NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-24 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-06-14 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $6,000 | |
| 1998-09-17 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $405 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Northwest Hardwoods Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Northwest Hardwoods Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Northwest Hardwoods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INCLONGVIEW, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INCARLINGTON, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INCCENTRALIA, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INCEUGENE, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INCGARIBALDI, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS -LONGVIEWLONGVIEW, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Northwest Hardwoods Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in WAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHWEST HARDWOODS 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 Northwest Hardwoods Inc, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHWEST HARDWOODS INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $6,405 in total penalties.