WEST FOREST WOOD PRODUCTS INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, WEST FOREST WOOD PRODUCTS INC — a industry sector 00 facility located at 1170 NEWPORT AVE, COOS BAY, OR 97420 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 16 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $37,550.00. The inspection case was opened on 1993-02-04.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within OR, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 104,887 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $770.71.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 16 citations spanning 6 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 5 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 July 30, 1993 with the latest abatement deadline set for August 2, 1993. Of the 16 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 $37,550.00 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 $2,346.88 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for West Forest Wood Products Inc. reveals a catastrophic failure in fundamental energy control protocols, characterized by a dense cluster of high-gravity citations under 29 CFR 1910.147. The assessment of $37,550 in 1993—a substantial sum for the era—underscores the severity of the systemic risk present at the Coos Bay facility. The distribution of violations across multiple subsections of the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard, including procedural development, periodic inspections, training, and hardware application, indicates that the employer did not merely suffer from isolated lapses but lacked a functional safety management system entirely. For the workforce, these deficiencies translated to a daily environment where maintenance and clearing operations carried an imminent risk of amputations