Inspection #101321693

Name: OSHA Inspection #101321693: APPLETON PAPERS, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of APPLETON PAPERS, INC. at 1030 W. Alex Bell Road, West Carrollton, OH 45449 on Mar 23, 1988. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Nov 2, 1988.

OSHA documented 24 violations (19 serious, 5 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $6,600. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 72 air monitoring samples covering 23 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Asbestos (all forms), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chlorine, and 18 more.

This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 101321693
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 23, 1988
Closed: Nov 2, 1988
Total Violations: 24
Penalties on Record: $6,600
Initial Penalties: $10,890
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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: APPLETON PAPERS, INC.
Address: 1030 W. Alex Bell Road, West Carrollton, OH 45449
Industry: 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#313588360	Jul 28, 2009	Planned (H)	No violations
#313520090	Jul 15, 2009	Unprogrammed Related (G)	No violations
#121989297	May 12, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#101238095	May 13, 1988	Referral (C)	5 violations	$1,720

Unprogrammed Related (G)

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 Nov 2, 1988.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 5 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$10,890

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

Current Penalties

$6,600

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Chemical Exposure Sampling23 substances sampled

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

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	3	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Asbestos (all forms)	1	0	f/cc	-
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Chlorine	5	0		1 ppm (3 mg/m³) [Construction and Maritime Industries only]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	3	0 - 1.144	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	3	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	3	0 - 0.0226	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Ethyl Alcohol	2	0	ppm	1000 ppm (1900 mg/m³)
Fluorotrichloromethane	2	0 - 8.5	ppm	1000 ppm (5600 mg/m³)
Formaldehyde	119P / 2A	0.0007 - 0.35	ppm	0.75 ppm [0.5 ppm Action Level]
Hexane (n-Hexane)	2	0	ppm	500 ppm (1800 mg/m³)
Iron Oxide Fume	3	0 - 5.8069	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Isopropyl Alcohol	2	0 - 1.5	ppm	400 ppm (980 mg/m³)
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	3	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	3	0 - 0.1578	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	2	0.114 - 0.1287	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	3	0 - 0.0868	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	2	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	5	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Petroleum Distillates (Naphtha) (Rubber Solvent)	2	0	mg/m³	500 ppm (2000 mg/m³)
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	3	0 - 0.0106	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	3	0 - 0.0229	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	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02	Serious	$450	$100	Jul 22, 1988	-	-
01002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01	Serious	$540	$300	Aug 22, 1988	-	-
01003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06	Serious	$630	$300	Jul 6, 1988	-	-
01004	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02	Serious	$630	$300	Jul 15, 1988	-	-
01005	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 E04 I	Serious	$720	$500	Sep 15, 1988	-	-
01006	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 L04 III	Serious	$720	$400	Sep 23, 1988	-	-
01007	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$720	$600	Jul 2, 1988	-	-
01008	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 XVII	Serious	$540	$300	Jun 27, 1988	-	-
01009	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 XXVI	Serious	$810	$500	Jul 15, 1988	-	-
01010	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B03	Serious	$630	$400	Jun 20, 1988	-	-
01011	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B05	Serious	$630	$630	Jun 23, 1988	-	-
01012A	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 H03 II	Serious	$630	$0	Jul 15, 1988	-	-
01012B	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 H03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 15, 1988	-	-
01013	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 H03 VI	Serious	$540	$300	Jun 27, 1988	-	-
01014	1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 J05 II	Serious	$540	$540	Jun 23, 1988	-	-
01015	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E03	Serious	$450	$100	Jun 20, 1988	-	-
01016	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 II	Serious	$630	$400	Jul 2, 1988	-	-
01017	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Serious	$450	$300	Jul 2, 1988	-	-
01018	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$630	$630	Sep 20, 1988	-	-
02001	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 I	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1988	-	-
02002	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1988	-	-
02003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1988	-	-
02004	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 I	Other	$0	$0	Jul 6, 1988	-	-
02005	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1988	-	-

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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