Perfect Plank Co. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2008.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 22, 2020 after an accident, in Oroville.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $14,850 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,050, down 12%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Perfect Plank Co. averages $5,438 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Perfect Plank Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344847439 OPENED JUL 22, 2020Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 16, 2021
2850 South 5th Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 9, 2020: Employee amputates thumb while cutting plank with radial arm
At 6:45 a.m. on July 9, 2020, an employee had just made a trim cut on a wooden plank with a Peerless "Big Red" Radial Arm Saw in the furniture area of a manufacturing plant. The employee tried to bump the right side of the plank back with his left hand to prevent the saw from damaging his trim while retracting the saw. The employee reached behind the saw and contacted the blade with his hand. The employee amputated his left thumb and required hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4309(A)(2) |
Serious | $12,600 | $10,800 | Aug 31, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Oroville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 18 workers: 9.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
