PORTAGE PAPER CO INC
2030 PORTAGE ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49003
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Inspection records
May 12, 1997#124983552May 12, 1997Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#124983552$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #124983552
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 2, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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.
May 12, 1997#124983545May 12, 1997Variance (E) · No Inspection scope, Safety#124983545$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #124983545
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 1997
- Closed
- May 15, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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.
Aug 27, 1996#124925140Aug 27, 1996Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#124925140$6,6003 viol.3 violations$6,600 in penalties
Inspection #124925140
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 11, 1996
- Contested
- Oct 25, 1996
- Final Order
- Jun 9, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 3, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 138
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,600
- Penalties on Record
- $6,600
- Site Address
- 401 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.6311 OSHA citation code: 40816311 A | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,750 | $2,750 | Jun 30, 1997 | Oct 25, 1996 | Jun 9, 1997 |
| 01002 | 4081062301 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,100 | $1,100 | Jun 30, 1997 | Oct 25, 1996 | Jun 9, 1997 |
| 01003 | 4081637401 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,750 | $2,750 | Jun 30, 1997 | Oct 25, 1996 | Jun 9, 1997 |
Aug 20, 1996#124925017Aug 20, 1996Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#124925017$1,1001 viol.1 violation$1,100 in penalties
Inspection #124925017
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 20, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 22, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 138
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,100
- Penalties on Record
- $1,100
- Site Address
- 401 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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 | 4081217601 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 | Oct 18, 1996 | - | - |
Dec 4, 1995#124924788Dec 4, 1995Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#124924788$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #124924788
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 1995
- Closed
- Jul 18, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 136
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 18, 1995#124925868May 18, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#124925868$17,75031 viol.31 violations$17,750 in penalties
Inspection #124925868
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 26, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 26, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 136
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 31
- Violation Types
- 17 serious, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,750
- Penalties on Record
- $17,750
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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 31 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081021301 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 16, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081022703 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $750 | Jul 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4081072701 | Serious | 4 | 20 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 16, 1995 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081072201 | Serious | 3 | 16 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 16, 1995 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081204201 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $750 | $750 | Aug 16, 1995 | - | - |
| 01006 | 4081217601 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Jul 25, 1995 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 31 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $5,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued 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 |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 6 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 1 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 11, 1993#124380007Oct 11, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#124380007$7002 viol.2 violations$700 in penalties
Inspection #124380007
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 1993
- Closed
- Jan 7, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 84
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081636101 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $700 | $700 | Dec 9, 1993 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081001503 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 1993 | - | - |
Sep 13, 1993#110825569Sep 13, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#110825569$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #110825569
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 13, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 16, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 82
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 2030 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49003
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081637401 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $300 | $300 | Oct 22, 1993 | - | - |
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.
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.
8 inspections, 1993 to 1997. 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.