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Columbia River Processing Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Boardman, Oregon · Cheese Manufacturing · NAICS 311513

5inspections
3citation items
$2,750current penalties
Apr 19, 2016last inspection

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.

Columbia River Processing Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341479897 OPENED APR 19, 2016Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 167 employees at the site · Closed Dec 8, 2016

79588 Rippee Rd, Boardman, OR 97818 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR OAR 437-001-0760(1)(A)-3
Serious$1,000$1,000Aug 5, 2016Final

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.

Inspection 314521741 OPENED DEC 14, 2010Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Apr 19, 2011

79588 Rippee Rd, Boardman, OR 97818 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$1,750$1,750Jan 14, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2011Closed

Inspection 314521626 OPENED NOV 29, 2010Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Health · 118 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2011

79588 Rippee Rd, Boardman, OR 97818 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306327065 OPENED NOV 5, 2003Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Nov 5, 2003

79588 N Rippey, Bandon, OR 97411 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Columbia River Processing
Boardman · 2016
178 1227.04.2

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 7020.1250

Other cheese manufacturing employers in Oregon

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