Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Arcata Forest Products in California 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 24, 2019 after an accident, in Arcata.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $1,430 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Arcata Forest Products averages $1,430 across 1 cited inspection.
Arcata Forest Products also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,111employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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Incident on May 17, 2019: Employee crushes finger when caught in fence board stacker
At 12:15 p.m. on May 17, 2019, an employee was reaching into a fence board stacker to straighten a board when the stacker pinched his right ring finger. The employee lacerated his finger and was hospitalized. Medical observation determined the employee had no bone loss.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343646121 OPENED DEC 6, 2018Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2019
Incident on Nov 20, 2018: Employee cuts finger tip when reaching behind machine
At 2:50 p.m. on November 20, 2018, an employee was straightening boards coming from a triple edger. The employee reached behind the edger to grab some lumber. He felt a pinch on his finger and cut the tip of fifth finger.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343340790 OPENED JUL 25, 2018Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2018
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Arcata site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 28 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 146 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Arcata Forest Products
Arcata · 2023
28
1
1
3.5
4.2
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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.
