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Lignetics Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Kenbridge, Virginia · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · NAICS 321999

3inspections
18citation items
$98,829current penalties
Nov 6, 2025last inspection

Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Lignetics Inc in Virginia 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Nov 6, 2025 after a complaint, in Kenbridge and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 11 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $99,045; today they stand at $98,829, 0% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.303 (electrical equipment, general requirements), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Lignetics Inc averages $49,414 across 2 cited inspections.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Lignetics Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lignetics Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348583667 OPENED NOV 6, 2025Open

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Open

11068 South Hill Road, Kenbridge, VA 23944 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(c)(2) · Emergency action plans
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Serious$7,165$7,165Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$9,960$9,960Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$14,660$14,660Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$14,660$14,660Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 9b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$1,040$1,040Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$1,040$1,040Feb 17, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 17, 2026Contested

Inspection 342810975 OPENED DEC 5, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2018

11068 South Hill Road, Kenbridge, VA 23944 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 4, 2017 (fatal): Employee is found dead at the top of a sawdust pile

At 11:30 a.m. on December 4, 2017, an employee was climbing to the top of a sawdust pile and was later found unresponsive and facedown in the sawdust by a coworker. The employee died from either a heart attack or aneurism. The initial report did not report a final cause for the means of death.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342210606 OPENED MAR 30, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2017

11068 South Hill Road, Kenbridge, VA 23944 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$720$504May 26, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 26, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 26, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Kenbridge site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 8.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lignetics of Virginia
Kenbridge · 2025
20 208.14.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1)

(e) Permit system. (1) Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit.

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6)

(6) The employer shall retain each canceled entry permit for at least 1 year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by paragraph (d)(14) of this section. Any problems encountered during an entry operation shall be noted on the pertinent permit so that appropriate revisions to the permit space program can be made.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(b)

(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing employers in Virginia

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.