Establishment profile
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION
390 STROEBE ROAD, APPLETON, WI, 54914
Operated by Great Northern Corporation · 1 of 10 establishments
322211 — Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
EIN 390990697
Summary
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $14,611 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 54th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th 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
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $14,611 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,461 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $850 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 120 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) · Jan 2015 – Dec 2020 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 18, 2015 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Trunk, unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2020 | Amputation,Caught In,Cleaning,Degloving,Hand,Power Roller,Pulled In,Rag | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for Great Northern Corporation, 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 Great Northern Corporation 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.). 8 cases · 8 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-363090 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-355234 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-239890 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2019 | May 2019 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-120502 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2014 | Mar 2014 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-CA-018840 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2011 | Feb 2011 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-CA-018786 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2010 | Dec 2010 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-CA-018706 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2010 | Jan 2011 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-CA-018281 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2009 | Jul 2009 | 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 GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-01-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-01-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,461 | |
| 2018-01-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Complaint | 3 | — | $850 | |
| 2015-01-26 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Great Northern Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Great Northern Corporation across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLCWAUSAU — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP.GERMANTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONRACINE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICACOLBY — 2 federal enforcement records
- GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATIONSHEBOYGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT LAKES PACKAGING CORPORATIONGERMANTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COFOND DU LAC — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONCHIPPEWA FALLS — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Great Northern Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONRACINE, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONCHIPPEWA FALLS, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONAPPLETON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION INCAPPLETON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- Great Northern CorporationOSHKOSH, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Great Northern Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Corrugated and Solid in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION 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 Great Northern Corporation, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $14,611 in total penalties.
- How does GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION operates in the corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.