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Inspection outcome
Opened: October 21, 2021 · Closed: July 29, 2022
Major citations

OSHA issued serious-tier citations with significant penalties.

Health inspection · Referral · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations4
Serious+1
Initial penalty$36,000
Current penalty$36,000
Accidents0
Duration281d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On October 21, 2021, OSHA opened Wa317966160 - Elwood Holdings Llc’s inspection #345599161 at WINLOCK, Washington. The case was administratively closed on July 29, 2022, 281 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 4 violations totaling $36,000 in current penalties. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
4violations total
Willful125%

A Willful violation is one OSHA determined the employer committed with intentional disregard for, or plain indifference to, the OSH Act. It carries the highest civil penalty — up to ~$165,000 per violation. Willful violations are rare and signal the most serious workplace safety failures.

Other-than-serious375%

An Other-than-serious violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm. Maximum penalty is ~$16,550 per violation. Often involves recordkeeping or procedural lapses.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

4citations issued
$36,000current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov
Willful
Citation #01001
296-65-030(1)(A)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$36,000
Current$36,000
Other
Citation #02001
296-65-020(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #02002
296-155-110(2)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #02003
296-27-02105(1)(B)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 345599161 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Referral — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 345599161 directly: