VERSO ESCANABA LLC
7100 COUNTY 426 M.5 RD, ESCANABA, MI 49829 · NAICS 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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Inspection records
Mar 9, 2022#345822738Mar 9, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345822738$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345822738
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 2022
- Closed
- Mar 10, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 828
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M.5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Mar 8, 2019#343811766Mar 8, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343811766$16,0002 viol.2 violations$16,000 in penalties
Inspection #343811766
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 8, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 18, 2019
- Final Order
- Jul 8, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 8, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 883
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $32,000
- Penalties on Record
- $16,000
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
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 is in the inspection details above.
Employee fractures wrist while inspecting conveyor
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 D08 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,000 | $3,500 | - | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| 02001 | 408.10722(1) | Repeat | 1 | 4 | $25,000 | $12,500 | - | Jul 8, 2019 |
Oct 11, 2017#342699089Oct 11, 2017Variance (E) · Partial scope, Safety#342699089$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342699089
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 878
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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.
Oct 11, 2017#342698941Oct 11, 2017Variance (E) · Partial scope, Safety#342698941$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342698941
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 878
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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.
Feb 21, 2017#342094596Feb 21, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342094596$1,7501 viol.1 violation$1,750 in penalties
Inspection #342094596
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 1, 2017
- Final Order
- May 1, 2017
- Closed
- Apr 28, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 878
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,750
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.10722(1) | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,500 | $1,750 | May 5, 2017 | - | May 1, 2017 |
Apr 5, 2016#341352094Apr 5, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#341352094$8402 viol.2 violations$840 in penalties
Inspection #341352094
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 5, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 2016
- Contested
- Aug 12, 2016
- Final Order
- Feb 21, 2017
- Closed
- Feb 21, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,400
- Penalties on Record
- $840
- Site Address
- 7100 County 426 M5 Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 408.16311(A) | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,400 | $840 | Aug 15, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 | Feb 21, 2017 |
| 02001 | 408.16354(2)(C) | Other | 8 | 32 | $0 | $0 | - | Feb 21, 2017 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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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). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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, 2016 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Paper Manufacturing, 6,255 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.