WARD PAPER CO DIV OF ARVEY COR
N MILL ST, Merrill, WI 54452
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Inspection records
Jan 6, 1981#14375232Jan 6, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#14375232$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14375232
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 6, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 6, 1981
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 155
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- N Mill St, Merrill, WI 54452
- 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.
Oct 15, 1980#14374961Oct 15, 1980Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#14374961$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14374961
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 1980
- Closed
- Oct 23, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 155
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- N Mill St, Merrill, WI 54452
- 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.
Jun 17, 1980#14392450Jun 17, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#14392450$5953 viol.3 violations$595 in penalties
Inspection #14392450
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 1980
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 30, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 155
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $595
- Penalties on Record
- $595
- Site Address
- N Mill St, Merrill, WI 54452
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 1 | - | $245 | $245 | Dec 17, 1980 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B03 | Serious | 6 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D02 II | Serious | 1 | - | $350 | $350 | Nov 17, 1980 | Sep 15, 1980 | - |
May 6, 1980#14374326May 6, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14374326$1,54046 viol.46 violations$1,540 in penalties
Inspection #14374326
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 1980
- Contested
- Jun 15, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 155
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 46
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 36 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,540
- Penalties on Record
- $1,540
- Site Address
- N Mill St, Merrill, WI 54452
- 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 (12 of 46 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 3 | - | $100 | $100 | Jul 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 5 | - | $100 | $100 | Sep 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 A03 VI | Serious | 1 | - | $100 | $100 | Sep 15, 1980 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B01 | Serious | 11 | - | $150 | $150 | Sep 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B03 | Serious | 8 | - | $150 | $150 | Sep 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B04 | Serious | 1 | - | $350 | $350 | Dec 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 J02 | Serious | 1 | - | $100 | $100 | Jul 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 K12 | Serious | 2 | - | $110 | $110 | Nov 28, 1980 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 L06 I | Serious | 2 | - | $280 | $280 | Dec 31, 1980 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Serious | 5 | - | $100 | $100 | Jun 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 1980 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 30, 1980 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 46 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
4 inspections, 1980 to 1981. 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).
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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.