POTLATCH CORP NORTHWEST PAPER
MILL AVE, Brainerd, MN 56401
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Inspection records
Mar 31, 1983#15424815Mar 31, 1983Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#15424815$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15424815
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 31, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 31, 1983
- Closed
- Apr 8, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 680
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mill Ave, Brainerd, MN 56401
- 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, 1982#15398852Oct 15, 1982Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#15398852$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15398852
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 1982
- Closed
- Oct 20, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mill Ave, Brainerd, MN 56401
- 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.
Sep 7, 1982#15435761Sep 7, 1982Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#15435761$3712 viol.2 violations$371 in penalties
Inspection #15435761
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 7, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 1982
- Closed
- May 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $371
- Penalties on Record
- $371
- Site Address
- Mill Ave, Brainerd, MN 56401
- 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 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 F01 | Serious | 1 | - | $196 | $196 | Jan 14, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C | Serious | 1 | - | $175 | $175 | May 9, 1983 | - | - |
Jul 20, 1982#15425317Jul 20, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15425317$1,71332 viol.32 violations$1,713 in penalties
Inspection #15425317
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 20, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 1982
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1982
- Closed
- Apr 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 32
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 20 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,358
- Penalties on Record
- $1,713
- Site Address
- Mill Ave, Brainerd, MN 56401
- 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 32 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Other | 5 | - | $60 | $60 | Oct 21, 1982 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B01 | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1982 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B06 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1982 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B01 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1982 | - | - |
| 01005 | 17021 OSHA citation code: 17021 A07 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1982 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 1982 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D07 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1982 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1982 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B03 | Other | 2 | - | $72 | $72 | Oct 21, 1982 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 A02 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1982 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 1982 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E03 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 1983 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 32 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
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.
4 inspections, 1982 to 1983. 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.