American Laminates, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Riverbank, California · Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing · NAICS 321211
13inspections
37citation items
$30,645current penalties
Feb 6, 2025last inspection
OSHA has inspected American Laminates, Inc. 13 times in California since 1991.
The latest one began on Feb 6, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Riverbank.
Those inspections ended with 37 citation items: 20 serious and 17 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $41,230 and now stand at $30,645, 26% lower after settlements or reviews.
comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 2340.16.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and American Laminates, Inc. averages $2,265 (2 cited inspections).
American Laminates, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,128employers cited
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Incident on Mar 31, 2017: Employee is caught in laminating machines and fractures arm
At 11:10 a.m. on March 31, 2017, an employee crawled under a laminating machine that was not operating properly. The right shirt sleeve became caught in the conveyor rollers, pulling on his right arm and causing multiple fractures. fractures.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3314(C)(1)
Serious
$3,710
$3,710
Jul 13, 2017
Final
Inspection 310545207 OPENED MAR 30, 2007Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2007
Incident on Aug 28, 1997: Employee's finger amputated by a pressing machine
Employee #1 was attempting to manipulate a micro-switch on a pressing machine wh ile the equipment was energized and running. Employee #1's right finger was ampu tated by a conveyor drive gear.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 4075 A
Serious
$1,030
$1,030
Jan 15, 1998
Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3314 A
Serious
$4,000
$4,000
Jan 15, 1998
Closed
Inspection 119802718 OPENED SEP 12, 1995Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 27, 1995
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Riverbank site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 32 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
American Laminates Inc.
Riverbank · 2025
32
0
0
0.0
4.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
