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A & E Pallets LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Portland, Oregon · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

3inspections
13citation items
$26,830current penalties
Jun 17, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected A & E Pallets LLC 3 times in Oregon since 2023.

The latest one began on Jun 17, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Portland; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 5 serious, 1 repeat and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,830 and still stand at $26,830.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and A & E Pallets LLC averages $13,415 (2 cited inspections).

A & E Pallets LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348317660 OPENED JUN 17, 2025Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Open

3730 N Suttle Rd, Portland, OR 97217 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,765$1,765Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9) · Woodworking machinery
 Repeat$20,860$20,860Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR OAR 437-002-0187(2)-2
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 6
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 7
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 8
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2025Final

Inspection 346822299 OPENED JUL 11, 2023Open

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Open

3730 N Suttle Rd, Portland, OR 97217 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 346643976 OPENED APR 18, 2023Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Open

3730 N Suttle Rd, Portland, OR 97217 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR OAR 437-001-0760(1)(B)(C)
 Serious$535$535Jun 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$535$535Jun 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$100$100Jun 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR OAR 437-001-0765(1)-3
 Serious$535$535Jun 12, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR OAR 437-001-0704(4)
 Other-than-serious$2,500$2,500Jun 12, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)

(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)

(ii) Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Oregon

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