ORVILLE E MADSEN & SON INC
ALMA POWER PLANT UNIT NO 6, Alma, WI 54649
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Inspection records
Nov 30, 1979#14358485Nov 30, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14358485$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14358485
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 30, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 30, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Alma Power Plant Unit No 6, Alma, WI 54610
- 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.
Feb 28, 1979#14358063Feb 28, 1979Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#14358063$5104 viol.4 violations$510 in penalties
Inspection #14358063
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1979
- Closed
- Sep 19, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 21
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $510
- Penalties on Record
- $510
- Site Address
- Alma Power Plant Unit No 6, Alma, WI 54649
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B06 | Serious | 1 | - | $340 | $340 | Jun 17, 1979 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Repeat | 1 | - | $170 | $170 | Jun 17, 1979 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 E02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 17, 1979 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 E03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 17, 1979 | - | - |
Sep 28, 1978#14373013Sep 28, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#14373013$3004 viol.4 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #14373013
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 1978
- Closed
- Nov 6, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 43
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- Highway 35, Alma, WI 54610
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 A09 | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $300 | Oct 31, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A10 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 B12 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1978 | - | - |
Apr 4, 1978#14372635Apr 4, 1978Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14372635$4406 viol.6 violations$440 in penalties
Inspection #14372635
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 4, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 7, 1978
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $440
- Penalties on Record
- $440
- Site Address
- Highway 35, Alma, WI 54610
- 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 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C | Serious | 1 | - | $160 | $160 | May 16, 1978 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.700 Concrete and Masonry Construction - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260700 B02 | Serious | 1 | - | $280 | $280 | May 13, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 15, 1978 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1926.402 Applicability (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260402 A10 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1978 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 T | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1978 | - | - |
Apr 21, 1977#14394811Apr 21, 1977Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#14394811$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14394811
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 21, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 21, 1977
- Closed
- Jun 2, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 215
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 35, Alma, WI 54610
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19260550 A05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 24, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.600 Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260600 A05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 8, 1977 | - | - |
Mar 14, 1977#14394654Mar 14, 1977Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#14394654$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14394654
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 14, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 16, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 215
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 35, Alma, WI 54610
- 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, 1977 to 1979. 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.