Establishment profile
SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.
8849 LINCOLN WAY E, ORRVILLE, OH, 44667
321920 — Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
EIN 341448824
Summary
SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $42,176 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 454 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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 3 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $42,176 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $11,790 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $10,210 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A12 | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3219 within OH. Peer group: 454 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 64 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) · Jun 2018 – Apr 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Fingertip,Lumber,Machine Cycled,Pallet | 1 | — | — | |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Caught In,Chain,Fingertip,Sprocket | 1 | — | — | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Amputated,Blade,Jammed,Saw,Thumb | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET 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 SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET 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 SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC 8849 LINCOLN WAY E · ORRVILLE, OH, 44667 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
SOUTHWOOD LUMBER & PALLET INC 8849 E LINCOLN WAY · ORRVILLE, OH, 44667 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-23 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $22,000 | |
| 2019-03-27 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | |
| 2018-07-02 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $12,676 | |
| 1988-01-28 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
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 SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET 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 SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $42,175.6 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC. operates in the wood container and pallet manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. SOUTHWOOD LUMBER AND PALLET INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.82 compared to an industry average of 2.6.