BESSER CO
801 JOHNSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707
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Inspection records
Mar 10, 1994#114796345Mar 10, 1994Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#114796345$4,31012 viol.12 violations$4,310 in penalties
Inspection #114796345
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1994
- Closed
- Jul 29, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 422
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,620
- Penalties on Record
- $4,310
- Site Address
- 801 Johnson St, Alpena, MI 49707
- 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 (10 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 B | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,200 | $600 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081003601 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | May 16, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081022001 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081442105 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081444306 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $900 | $450 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 7 | $900 | $450 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081331201 | Repeat | 2 | 8 | $2,800 | $1,400 | Jun 7, 1994 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4081121101 OSHA citation code: 4081121101 D | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 1994 | - | - |
| 03002 | 4081201201 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 1994 | - | - |
| 03003 | 4081262001 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 1994 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 21, 1991#110815925May 21, 1991Variance (E) · Partial scope, Safety#110815925$6001 viol.1 violation$600 in penalties
Inspection #110815925
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 3, 1991
- Closed
- Nov 4, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 470
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- 801 Johnson St, Alpena, MI 49707
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Variance Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a variance inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 B | Serious | 1 | 10 | $600 | $600 | Aug 9, 1991 | - | - |
May 21, 1991#110814274May 21, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#110814274$6,00036 viol.36 violations$6,000 in penalties
Inspection #110814274
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 3, 1991
- Closed
- Dec 13, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 470
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 36
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 11 repeat, 20 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,000
- Site Address
- 801 Johnson St, Alpena, MI 49707
- 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 (10 of 36 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.11 OSHA citation code: 40810011 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $600 | Sep 30, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081.11 OSHA citation code: 40810011 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081339201 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081339401 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 19, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081442105 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $600 | $600 | Aug 10, 1991 | - | - |
| 01006 | 3090011017 OSHA citation code: 3090011017 A | Serious | 3 | 10 | $600 | $600 | Aug 29, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081331201 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Oct 11, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 4081331201 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Aug 10, 1991 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4081.11 OSHA citation code: 40810011 D | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 1991 | - | - |
| 03002 | 4081003302 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 14, 1991 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 36 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 30, 1991#108018854Apr 30, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#108018854$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108018854
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 1991
- Closed
- May 16, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 801 Johnson St, Alpena, MI 49707
- 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.
Apr 24, 1973#14519029Apr 24, 1973Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#14519029$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14519029
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 24, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 735
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Johnson Street, Alpena, MI 49707
- 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.
15 inspections, 1973 to 2019. 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.