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W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.

15175 US HIGHWAY 80 EAST, BROOKLET, GA, 30415
321113Sawmills

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OSHA inspections
4
over 31 years
Violations
27
$63,181 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $63,181 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 115 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
27
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$63,181
$2,340 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3211 within GA. Peer group: 115 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $7,825
Inspection frequency
69th
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
−2.8
TRIR
2.2
vs industry
−2.0

Reported for 94 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
2.2
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
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) · Jun 2024

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure to electric arc

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
Jun 3, 2024Exposure to electric arcHead and extremitiesHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for W.M. SHEPPARD 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 W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-10-25Complaint75$41,481
2019-10-03Planned33$14,000
1995-03-14Planned53$3,025
1995-03-14Planned127$4,675

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 W.M. SHEPPARD 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 W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $63,181 in total penalties.
How does W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC. operates in the sawmills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. W.M. SHEPPARD LUMBER CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.8.