Inspection #100569904

Name: OSHA Inspection #100569904: STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Complaint (B)|View on OSHA.gov →

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION at Mullan Road, Frenchtown, MT 59834 on Feb 4, 1991. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 8, 1993.

OSHA documented 18 violations (8 serious, 10 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $4,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint, 1 referral in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 115 air monitoring samples covering 18 substances during this inspection, including Acrolein, Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chlorine, and 13 more.

This employer has 20+ other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 100569904
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Feb 4, 1991
Closed: Feb 8, 1993
Total Violations: 18
Penalties on Record: $4,000
Initial Penalties: $4,000
Related Activity: 1 complaint, 1 referral

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.

Establishment

Name: STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
Address: Mullan Road, Frenchtown, MT 59834
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer20+ on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#301363305	Jun 18, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#301362950	May 18, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#301362034	Mar 26, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#301361119	Dec 16, 1997	Referral (C)	No violations
#102797198	Jul 27, 1994	Complaint (B)	1 violation
#102757812	Oct 26, 1993	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#102758356	Sep 21, 1993	Follow-Up (F)	8 violations	$6,375
#102758265	Sep 21, 1993	Planned (H)	5 violations	$1,000
#102756905	Aug 30, 1993	Follow-Up (F)	3 violations	$4,000
#116125683	Jun 4, 1992	Referral (C)	No violations
#107218190	Nov 6, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	1 violation	$100
#107214348	May 15, 1991	Accident (A)	No violations
#107214314	Apr 16, 1991	Referral (C)	15 violations	$41,500
#100568815	Oct 10, 1990	Complaint (B)	81 violations	$60,000
#101461572	Aug 28, 1990	Complaint (B)	No violations
#100566033	Dec 6, 1989	Follow-Up (F)	5 violations	$2,880
#100020783	Oct 2, 1989	Referral (C)	1 violation	$900
#100020254	May 16, 1989	Referral (C)	6 violations	$4,200
#101442135	Mar 8, 1989	Complaint (B)	No violations
#101442119	Mar 8, 1989	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Feb 8, 1993.

Citations on Record

8 serious, 10 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$4,000

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$4,000

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Chemical Exposure Sampling18 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Acrolein	43P / 1A	0	ppm	0.1 ppm (0.25 mg/m³)
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	7	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Chlorine	6	0	ppm	1 ppm (3 mg/m³) [Construction and Maritime Industries only]
Chlorine Dioxide	4	0 - 0.43	ppm	0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m³)
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	7	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	7	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	7	0 - 0.0072	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Formaldehyde	53P / 2A	0 - 0.0112	ppm	0.75 ppm [0.5 ppm Action Level]
Iron Oxide Fume	7	0 - 1.14	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	7	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	7	0.0028 - 0.2861	mg/m³	-
Methyl Mercaptan	53P / 2A	0 - 0.0262	ppm	0.5 ppm (1 mg/m³) [Construction and Maritime Industries only]
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	7	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	7	0 - 0.0272	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	7	0	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$800	$800	Sep 30, 1991	-	-
01002A	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$500	$500	Jul 19, 1991	-	-
01002B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A03	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 19, 1991	-	-
01003	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$800	$800	Jul 15, 1991	-	-
01004	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 I	Serious	$400	$400	Aug 9, 1991	-	-
01005	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B02	Serious	$800	$800	Aug 9, 1991	-	-
01006A	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B05	Serious	$700	$700	Jul 25, 1991	-	-
01006B	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 G15 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 25, 1991	-	-
02001	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G07 I	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1991	-	-
02002A	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1991	-	-
02002B	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A05	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1991	-	-
02003A	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 V	Other	$0	$0	Jul 15, 1991	-	-
02003B	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 V	Other	$0	$0	Jul 15, 1991	-	-
02003C	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 V	Other	$0	$0	Jul 15, 1991	-	-
02004	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 II	Other	$0	$0	Jul 12, 1991	-	-
02005A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 1991	-	-
02005B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 1991	-	-
02005C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 1991	-	-

Failure to Abate Penalties4 citations, $2,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 4 citationsissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
02002B	#107218190	Dec 16, 1991	$1,000	Jan 9, 1992	Jan 23, 1993
02005A	#107218190	Dec 16, 1991	$1,000	Jan 9, 1992	Jan 23, 1993
02005B	#107218190	Dec 16, 1991	-	Jan 9, 1992	Jan 23, 1993
02005C	#107218190	Dec 16, 1991	-	Jan 9, 1992	Jan 23, 1993

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

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