Inspection #307044776
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of CORTEC CORPORATION at 1300 South River St., Spooner, WI 54801 on Mar 18, 2008. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Dec 10, 2010.
OSHA documented 25 violations (15 serious, 9 willful, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $250,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.
This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
- Inspection Number
- 307044776
- Type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete
- Opened
- Mar 18, 2008
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2010
- Total Violations
- 25
- Penalties on Record
- $250,000
- Initial Penalties
- $424,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
- Address
- 1300 South River St., Spooner, WI 54801
- Industry
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #347636599 | Jul 23, 2024 | Complaint (B) | 4 violations | $12,342 |
| #339246340 | Jul 31, 2013 | Planned (H) | 12 violations | $9,563 |
Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection appears immediately below.
Two employees are injured in chemical plant explosion
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key).
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.
Inspection closed Dec 10, 2010.
15 serious, 9 willful, 1 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
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.
| Citation | Standard | Type | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 I | Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 IV | Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IIB2 | Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 G01 I | Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J06 III | Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 M01 | Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 01008A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IIB | Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 01008B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IID | Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 01008C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 B12 | Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C02 I | Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 ID | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 IE | Willful | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 I | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02005A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02 | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02005B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J03 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02005C | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01 | Willful | $63,000 | $34,000 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Other | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 2009 | - | - |
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.
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