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Fodge Pulp, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bonners Ferry, Idaho · Sawmills · NAICS 321113

2inspections
5citation items
$10,888current penalties
Apr 4, 2019last inspection

Fodge Pulp, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Idaho, the first in 2012.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 4, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Bonners Ferry.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,730 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,888, down 14%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Fodge Pulp, Inc. averages $10,888 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Fodge Pulp, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343906491 OPENED APR 4, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Dec 29, 2020

5968 Swede Island Lane, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 · Pulp Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 4, 2019 (fatal): Employee dies from injuries received while unjamming chain c

At 6:00 a.m. on April 4, 2019, an employee died from abdominal injuries. The employee initially sustained his injuries on March 21, 2019, when he stepped on a drag chain conveyor pan to dislodge a stick and became caught. The employee was pulled into the equipment's tall spool by his leg. His leg was amputated and he also sustained abdominal injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$1,932$1,932Jul 29, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2) · Fall protection systems in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,978$3,978Jul 29, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,978$3,978Jul 29, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,842$1,000Jul 29, 2019Final

Inspection 336086186 OPENED AUG 13, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2012

6683 Cow Creek Road (county Road 23), Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 · Sawmills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

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