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SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.

408 SAUDER ST, ARCHBOLD, OH, 43502
337125Household Furniture (except Wood and Metal) Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
21
over 43 years
Violations
80
$111,276 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 9 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. has accumulated 80 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $111,276 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 166 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th 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

SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
21
0.5 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
80
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$111,276
$1,391 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · referral
11 of 21
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 21

81% 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 · 39 citations in this view · $106,536 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0198$42,402May 1983Mar 2022
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0141Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III33$9,625Jul 1990May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$480May 1983Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 D22$13,255May 2017Jan 2026
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$2,250Jul 1990May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0122$420May 1983Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II22May 1983Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$10,163Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$8,000Jul 1990Jul 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$7,252Oct 2022Oct 2022
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 IV11$2,975Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11$1,875May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0511$1,700Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$1,700Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$1,500Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$940May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0511$700Jul 1990Jul 1990
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$650Apr 1992Apr 1992
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$650Apr 1992Apr 1992

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3371 within OH. Peer group: 166 employers. This establishment has 80 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,550
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.6
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
2.8
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 1,779 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.8
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
3
Complaint
4
Accident
2
Referral
11

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) · May 2016 – Aug 2025 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
11
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
7
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 12, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 5, 2022Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectThigh(s)Hospitalized
May 3, 2022Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Feb 24, 2021Fall on same level due to slippingAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Nov 26, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Oct 21, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jun 6, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Sep 17, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Apr 6, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 26, 2016Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
May 10, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized

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
Jun 6, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Conveyor,Edger,Finger,Guard,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Partial Amputation,Roller Conveyor,Unguarded,Wood Board1
Sep 17, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Dust,Finger,Lubricating,Noise,Rotating Parts1
Apr 6, 2017Amputated,Caught In,Cleaning,Hand,Machine Guarding,Nip Point11
Aug 11, 2008FRACTURE,WAREHOUSE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PELVIS11
Feb 1, 1991WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,SAFETY BAR,SWEEPER,HOPPERFatality11
May 14, 1990BEAM,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,SAW,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNGUARDEDFatality11

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
Employees affected
1

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 · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2021 – Jan 2023Sawmill and Woodworking Machinery Manufacturing1

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 SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.28x
H-1B

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 inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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
SAUDER WOODWORKING (0326000203)
502 MIDDLE STREET · ARCHBOLD, OH, 43502
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
50Aug 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3287720
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
2
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The seat plate can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2025-02-20. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 2 recalls shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Sauder Woodworking Recalls Clothing Storage Unit Tip-Over Restraint Straps Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards to Children
#25146
Feb 2025The tip-over restraint straps can fail when used on certain Sauder clothing storage units (dressers and 4-drawer chests) to prevent tip-over incidents, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or serious injuries to children.View →
Sauder Woodworking Company Recalls Gruga Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
#13030
Nov 2012The seat plate can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-08-20Referral11$8,275
2022-05-11Referral11$7,252
2021-10-13Referral11$14,502
2019-06-12Referral11$13,260
2018-10-04Referral0$0
2018-09-20Referral11$10,163
2017-04-13Referral33$9,959
2016-09-02Referral1$0
2016-05-17Referral11$4,400
2014-10-16Complaint22$4,900
2011-08-16Complaint4$0
2008-08-11Referral1$0
2004-02-20Referral1$600
2000-03-21Complaint51$6,940
1992-03-30Complaint134$17,325
1991-02-01Accident0$0
1990-05-15Accident84$9,500
1987-01-23Follow-up0$0
1986-09-09Planned2717$3,900
1986-02-11Planned0$0
1983-03-16Planned94$300

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. 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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Frequently asked

What is SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 80 violations and $111,276 in total penalties.
How does SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. operates in the household furniture (except wood and metal) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.64 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has SAUDER WOODWORKING CO. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving SAUDER WOODWORKING CO..