PUKALL LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, PUKALL LUMBER COMPANY, INC. — a sawmills facility located at 10894 STATE HWY 70 EAST, ARBOR VITAE, WI 54568 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 40 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $225,850.00. The inspection case was opened on 2019-01-29.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $225,850.00 is more than 26.8× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 321113). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.

State Context: Within WI, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 43,331 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,505.68.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 40 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 14 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 11, 2015 with the latest abatement deadline set for August 14, 2019. Of the 40 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $225,850.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $5,646.25 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 2019 enforcement action against Pukall Lumber Company, resulting in over $225,000 in penalties across 40 citations, signaled a profound and systemic breakdown in fundamental machine safety protocols. The heavy concentration of violations under 29 CFR 1910.212, .213, and .219 reveals a pervasive failure to mitigate amputation and entanglement hazards inherent