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Natural Structures Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Baker City, Oregon · Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing · NAICS 339920

3inspections
6citation items
$8,659current penalties
Jul 31, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Natural Structures Inc 3 times in Oregon since 2016.

The latest one began on Jul 31, 2024 after an accident, in Baker City.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,659 and still stand at $8,659.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Natural Structures Inc averages $4,330 (2 cited inspections).

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

Natural Structures Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347659641 OPENED JUL 31, 2024Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed May 7, 2025

2005 10th St, Baker City, OR 97814 · Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,075$2,075Oct 10, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,075$2,075Oct 10, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,149$4,149Oct 10, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2024Final

Inspection 341245561 OPENED FEB 10, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 61 employees at the site · Closed Feb 10, 2016

2005 10th St, Baker City, OR 97814 · Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341192144 OPENED JAN 20, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 61 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2016

2005 10th St, Baker City, OR 97814 · Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Serious$180$180Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR OAR 437-002-0221(4)(A)
 Serious$180$180Mar 15, 2016Final

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 Baker City site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 58 workers: 14.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 13 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Natural Structures
Baker City · 2025
58 9514.83.6
Natural Structures, Inc.
Baker City · 2019
80 627.83.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;

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 1910.22 · General requirements

Other sporting and athletic goods manufacturing employers in Oregon

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