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BK Logging, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Williamson, West Virginia · Logging · NAICS 113310

1inspections
4citation items
$35,938current penalties
Apr 10, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected BK Logging, LLC once in West Virginia.

The inspection began on Apr 10, 2026 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Williamson; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,938 and still stand at $35,938.

Logging operations comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.266.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and BK Logging, LLC averages $35,938 (1 cited inspection).

BK Logging, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348868316 OPENED APR 10, 2026Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

Dans Branch Rd, Williamson, WV 25661 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(iv) · Logging operations
 Serious$16,550$16,550Aug 28, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(6) · Logging operations
 Serious$0$0Aug 28, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vi) · Logging operations
 Serious$16,550$16,550Aug 28, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,838$2,838Aug 28, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

29 CFR 1910.266 · Logging operations

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vi)

(vi) The employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, and assure that each employee who works in an area where there is potential for head injury from falling or flying objects wears head protection meeting the requirements of subpart I of part 1910.

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(6)

(6) Each new employee and each employee who is required to be trained as specified in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, shall work under the close supervision of a designated person until the employee demonstrates to the employer the ability to safely perform their new duties independently.

Other logging employers in West Virginia

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