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APPVION LLC

825 E WISCONSIN AVENUE, APPLETON, WI, 54911
Operated by Appvion, Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
322220Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 11 years
Violations
3
$8,000 in penalties
Penalties
$8,000
$2,667 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

APPVION LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $8,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 34th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 60th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

APPVION LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.3 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$8,000
$2,667 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $8,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0411$7,000May 2026May 2026
29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 II11$1,000May 2026May 2026
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711May 2026May 2026

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

34th

Below average violations in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
66th
peer median: $5,000
Inspection frequency
60th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
2.0
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
3.0
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 545 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for APPVION LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for APPVION LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for APPVION LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for APPVION LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 APPVION LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
APPVION, LLC
825 E WISCONSIN AVE · APPLETON, WI, 54911
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
30May 2025View →
APPVION LLC
825 E WISCONSIN AVE · APPLETON, WI, 54911
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
162502
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for APPVION LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$6.5M
Awards
6
Top agency
Department of Defense
$6.4M
Company-wide — PAPERWEIGHT DEVELOPMENT CORP. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$6.5M
Awards (all-time)
6

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$6.4M
Department of Justice$118K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2009-03-24
    $2,752,735
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2012-08-02
    $2,751,726
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR
    contract · Last action 2009-09-29
    $1,393,860
  • Department of Justice
    THIS IS A FIXED FIRM PRICE PURCHASE ORDER. EMAIL QUOTED ON 2/01/2019 IS HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS PURCHASE ORDER.
    contract · Last action 2021-07-28
    $117,838
  • Department of Defense
    25# CUSTOMER WATERMARK
    contract · Last action 2009-07-31
    $45,350
  • Department of Defense
    200511!501362!2100!W911QY!USA MATERIEL COMMAND ACQUISITION!W911QY05C0086 !A!N! !N! ! !20050815!20070228!089581557!089581557!109504121!N!APPLETON PAPERS, INC !825 E WISCONSIN AVE !APPLETON !WI!54911!02375!015!55!APPLETON !CALUMET !WISCONSIN !+000002283210!N!N!000002283210!AD21!RDTE/SERVICES-BASIC RESEARCH !C9E!ALL OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !20200930!B! ! !A! !A!U!U!2!001!E! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !
    contract · Last action 2014-02-11
    $-533,113

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2021-07-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-05-01Other1$1,000
2026-04-16Referral2$7,000
2014-07-10Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

APPVION LLC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Appvion, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Appvion, Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Appvion, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • APPVION, INC.WEST CARROLLTON, OH — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on APPVION LLC 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 Appvion, Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is APPVION LLC's OSHA violation history?
APPVION LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $8,000 in total penalties.
How does APPVION LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
APPVION LLC operates in the paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. APPVION LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.96 compared to an industry average of 1.6.