Crane Mills has 7 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1973.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 18, 2025 on a referral, in Mineral.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $4,450 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $725, down 84%.
For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Crane Mills averages $450 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Inspection 125685347 OPENED JUL 28, 1999Closed
Accident · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Dec 31, 2003
31 Mi. Nw Of Paskenta-forest Hwy M22, Paskenta, CA 96074 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 21, 1999: Employee's chest fractured when struck by log
On June 21, 1999, a forester employee was standing 10-12 ft uphill from a cat sk idder that was winching in a log. The log struck the employee, fracturing his ch est; and he was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 6328 E |
Other-than-serious | $4,000 | $275 | Nov 1, 1999 | Final |
Incident on Jun 13, 1991: Employee injured when struck by rolling boulder
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 13, 1991, Employee #1, a choker setter for a logging operation, was waiting for the cast skidder to return. He was sitting un der two trees as the skidder came back up the hill and stopped near him. As he a pproached the skidder to get on, a boulder up the hill dislodged, bounced down t he hill, and struck his right hip. He was knocked about 40 feet down the steep s lope. The skidder operator saw the rock hit Employee #1 and turned his Cat to bl ock other rocks that might be coming downhill. He then assisted Employee #1, tol d him to stay down, and went for help. He returned with the crew and a stretcher , and they carried Employee #1 down to the road. He was airlifted to Euloe Hospi tal in Chico, CA, where his spleen was removed and he was treated for a broken r ight hip, four broken ribs on his left side, and a cut on his left temple.
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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