POTLATCH CORPORATION
AVE. C AND ARCH ST., CLOQUET, MN 55720
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Inspection records
Aug 5, 1999#129448304Aug 5, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#129448304$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #129448304
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 5, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 1999
- Closed
- Aug 6, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2201 Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Dec 9, 1998#129446084Dec 9, 1998Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#129446084$2,4001 viol.1 violation$2,400 in penalties
Inspection #129446084
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 9, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 25, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,400
- Penalties on Record
- $2,400
- Site Address
- 2201 Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,400 | $2,400 | Jan 17, 1999 | - | - |
Oct 28, 1998#129446035Oct 28, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#129446035$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #129446035
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 28, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 29, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2201 Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 30, 1998#129446027Sep 30, 1998FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#129446027$24,0001 viol.1 violation$24,000 in penalties
Inspection #129446027
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 30, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 14, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,000
- Penalties on Record
- $24,000
- Site Address
- 2201 Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed when crushed by paper rolls
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Serious | 1 | 15 | $24,000 | $24,000 | Dec 19, 1998 | - | - |
Apr 8, 1998#129445730Apr 8, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#129445730$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #129445730
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 8, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 1998
- Closed
- May 7, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 990
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2201 Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 22, 1997#129444782Sep 22, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#129444782$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #129444782
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 1997
- Closed
- Sep 23, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Modernization Project, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 4, 1997#126585108Jun 4, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#126585108$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126585108
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 4, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 4, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Modernization Project, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
May 19, 1997#126548387May 19, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#126548387$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126548387
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 21, 1997
- Closed
- May 21, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Modernization Project, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 16, 1993#120419643Jun 16, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#120419643$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #120419643
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 16, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 12, 1993
- Closed
- Feb 7, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- East End Avenue B, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 I02 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1994 | - | - |
Mar 22, 1993#111615746Mar 22, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#111615746$9,0004 viol.4 violations$9,000 in penalties
Inspection #111615746
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 1994
- Contested
- Sep 17, 1993
- Final Order
- Dec 9, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,100
- Penalties on Record
- $9,000
- Site Address
- Potlatch Expansion Project, R3 Conversion, Bldg. 3, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 H02 IV | Serious | 1 | 15 | $18,000 | $4,500 | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | Dec 9, 1994 |
| 02001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 H02 I | Serious | 2 | 15 | $1,725 | $900 | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | Dec 9, 1994 |
| 02002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 H03 II | Serious | 1 | 15 | $3,750 | $2,100 | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | Dec 9, 1994 |
| 02003 | 1926.407 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260407 B | Serious | 1 | 15 | $2,625 | $1,500 | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | Dec 9, 1994 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
14 inspections, 1985 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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