WEST PUBLISHING
3773 HWY 149, EAGAN, MN 55123
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Inspection records
Feb 24, 2004#307141960Feb 24, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307141960$2,5205 viol.5 violations$2,520 in penalties
Inspection #307141960
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 21, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5,800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,600
- Penalties on Record
- $2,520
- Site Address
- 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123
- Industry
- 511130 Book Publishers
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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 4 | 1 | $1,200 | $840 | Apr 16, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 B01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $630 | Apr 16, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5206100001 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $630 | Apr 1, 2004 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Other | 1 | 1 | $300 | $210 | Mar 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $300 | $210 | Mar 23, 2004 | - | - |
May 28, 1991#111677795May 28, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111677795$8714 viol.4 violations$871 in penalties
Inspection #111677795
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1991
- Closed
- Jul 11, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $871
- Penalties on Record
- $871
- Site Address
- 3773 Hwy 149, Eagan, MN 55123
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $286 | $286 | Jul 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 IV | Serious | 1 | 2 | $585 | $585 | Jul 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1991 | - | - |
Jun 19, 1989#107742439Jun 19, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107742439$3009 viol.9 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #107742439
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 1989
- Closed
- Jul 28, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 3773 Hwy 149, Eagan, MN 55123
- 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 (8 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Jul 13, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5206100001 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1989 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1989 | - | - |
| 02003 | 5205102003 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1989 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 I01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1989 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1989 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1989 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I09 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 13, 1989 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 22, 1989#107766016Feb 22, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#107766016$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107766016
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 1989
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3773 Hwy 149, Eagan, MN 55123
- 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.
May 22, 1987#104546536May 22, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104546536$3426 viol.6 violations$342 in penalties
Inspection #104546536
Dates
- Opened
- May 22, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- May 22, 1987
- Closed
- Jul 22, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 900
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $342
- Penalties on Record
- $342
- Site Address
- 3773 Hwy 149, Eagan, MN 55123
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D 1 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $114 | $114 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A 3 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $114 | $114 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $114 | $114 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D 1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B 9 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 13, 1987 | - | - |
Apr 20, 1982#15419146Apr 20, 1982Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#15419146$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15419146
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 20, 1982
- Closed
- Apr 26, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3773 Highway 149, Eagan, MN 55122
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
6 inspections, 1982 to 2004. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.