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SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC

22664 NOTI LOOP, NOTI, OR, 97461
321113Sawmills

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OSHA inspections
15
over 39 years
Violations
49
$11,735 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $11,735 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 240 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
15
0.4 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
49
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$11,735
$239 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 15
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 15

73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · $10,725 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$840May 1989May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$360Mar 1995May 2011
29 CFR 7500.0500122$2,500May 1989May 1991
29 CFR 7010.76001 A22$800Feb 1998Mar 2007
29 CFR 7790.3300322$420May 1989May 1991
29 CFR 7020.16105 A AI21$310Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$300Mar 2007May 2011
29 CFR 7400.0300122$255Dec 1986May 1989
29 CFR 7790.0650321May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 7560.0950211$1,000May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 7790.2700111$1,000May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 7790.3350211$800May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$480May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 7630.31007 B11$400May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 IV11$300Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0265 C18 I11$240Mar 1995Mar 1995
29 CFR 7020.31305 E11$210Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 7020.1230411$210Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$150Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$150Mar 2007Mar 2007

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3211 within OR. Peer group: 240 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $885
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 3

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
9.6
vs industry
+6.8
TRIR
23.3
vs industry
+19.0

Reported for 61 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
23.3
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
8
Complaint
3
Accident
3
Referral
1

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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 31, 2013FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,FALL11
Dec 12, 1997AMPUTATED,ACETYLENE,CHAIN,WOOD CHIPS,SHEAR,STEEL,TORCH,CONVEYOR,SAWMILL21
Nov 26, 1986EYE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,SAW,LACERATION,SAWMILL11

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
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWANSON BROS LUMBER 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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO 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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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
SWANSON BROS. LUMBER CO.
22662 HIGHWAY 126 · NOTI, OR, 97461
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2021View →

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
734132
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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-11-10Planned1$0
2013-08-02Accident0$0
2012-08-28Planned1$0
2011-04-14Planned33$400
2008-02-27Complaint0$0
2007-01-26Referral22$310
2007-01-17Planned107$1,870
2003-10-22Complaint0$0
2001-05-23Planned22$510
1997-12-29Accident11$500
1995-03-15Planned31$240
1991-05-01Planned62$3,820
1990-08-09Complaint0$0
1989-04-07Planned1713$3,530
1986-11-26Accident33$555

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 SWANSON BROS LUMBER 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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Frequently asked

What is SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC's OSHA violation history?
SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $11,735 in total penalties.
How does SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. SWANSON BROS LUMBER CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 9.57 compared to an industry average of 2.8.