Establishment profile
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO
600 THILMANY RD., KAUKAUNA, WI, 54130
Operated by Ahlstrom-Munksjo · 1 of 3 establishments
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 208157633
Summary
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $141,757 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $141,757 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $22,706 | Dec 2019 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $10,922 | May 2020 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 | 1 | 1 | $95,000 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $7,659 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,470 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B13 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within WI. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 218 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2019 – Aug 2022 · 4 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2022 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2021 | Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Crushed,Fracture,Leg,Power Roller,Roller Conveyor | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Arm,Artery,Broken Bone,Fracture,Hand,Jammed,Laceration,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nip Point,Paper,Paper Machine,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pulled In,Severed | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Clogged,Feed Mill,Finger,Fingertip,Jammed,Machine operator,Unwitnessed,Valve,Working Alone | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for Ahlstrom-Munksjo, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Ahlstrom-Munksjo locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-236177 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2019 | Jun 2019 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-15 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $5,470 | |
| 2022-02-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $95,000 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,922 | |
| 2021-01-06 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $7,659 | |
| 2020-02-24 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $9,446 | |
| 2019-09-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $13,260 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ahlstrom-Munksjo.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ahlstrom-Munksjo across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in paper (except newsprint) mills within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- GREEN BAY PACKAGING INCGREEN BAY — 3 federal enforcement records
- OCONTO FALLS TISSUE INCOCONTO FALLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLCKAUKAUNA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEENAH PAPER, INC.STEVENS POINT — 2 federal enforcement records
- STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICABIRON — 2 federal enforcement records
- BADGER PAPER MILLS INCPESHTIGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLCKAUKAUNA — 2 federal enforcement records
- EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLCRHINELANDER — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Ahlstrom-Munksjo, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO's OSHA violation history?
- AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $141,757.2 in total penalties.
- How does AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO's safety record compare to its industry?
- AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.