Columbia River Processing Inc has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Oregon, the first in 2003.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 19, 2016 after an accident, in Boardman.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
OSHA proposed $2,750 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 7020.1250, (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,872. Columbia River Processing Inc averages $1,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Columbia River Processing Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 315927822 OPENED AUG 2, 2012Closed
Accident · Partial · Health · 139 employees at the site · Closed Aug 8, 2012
79588 Rippee Rd, Boardman, OR 97818 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 31, 2012: Janitor mixes two incompatible chemicals, causes illness
On July 31, 2012, Employee #1 dumped the remaining fluid from several 55-gallon drums of cleaning fluids into a drain. The incompatible chemicals reacted, relea sing chlorine gas and sickened Employee #1. He was admitted to the hospital for two days. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 did not follow th e established drum cleaning procedures.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Boardman site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 178 workers: 7.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 94 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.