Establishment profile
MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.
1901 FISH HATCHERY RD, MADISON, WI, 53713
511110 — Newspaper Publishers
Summary
MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $27,067 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
67% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $27,067 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $11,162 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $280 | Aug 1989 | Aug 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
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 5111 within WI. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Jun 2023
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. 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 MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MADISON NEWSPAPERS INC 1901 FISH HATCHERY RD · MADISON, WI, 53713 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2016 | View → |
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)
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 MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Veterans AffairsNEWSPAPER ADVERTISINGcontract · Last action 2009-01-07$54,851
- Department of Veterans AffairsAPRILS ACTUALcontract · Last action 2008-07-02$21,185
- Department of Veterans AffairsPIC-PERIODICALS: (NEWSPAPERS)contract · Last action 2008-01-23$1,470
- Department of Veterans AffairsCLASSIFIED AD (CLASS 860 - WANTED TO RENT)contract · Last action 2008-01-28$844
- Department of Veterans AffairsAD RUNNING IN NURSINGMATTERScontract · Last action 2008-01-16$695
- Department of Veterans AffairsEXHIBIT BOOTH AT NURSINGMATTERS EXPOcontract · Last action 2008-01-16$450
- Department of Veterans AffairsSMALL PURCHASE DATAcontract · Last action 2008-09-11$235
- Department of Veterans AffairsSMALL PURCHASE DATAcontract · Last action 2008-08-21$124
- Department of Veterans AffairsCLASSIFIED NEWSPAPER ADVERTISINGcontract · Last action 2008-10-01$0
- Department of Veterans AffairsNEWSPAPER ADVERTISINGcontract · Last action 2008-10-01$0
- Department of Veterans AffairsNEWSPAPER ADVERTISINGcontract · Last action 2008-07-29$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 511110 - NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS. Last action: 2009-01-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $26,787 | |
| 1989-08-08 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $280 | |
| 1976-09-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in newspaper publishers within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EAU CLAIRE PRESS CO.CHIPPEWA FALLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOURNAL SENTINEL INC.MILWAUKEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- EVERGREEN COUNTRY SHOPPERASHLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUNNY INDUSTRIES INC.MAZOMANIE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHAWANO LEADERS/TRIANGLE PRESSSHAWANO — 1 federal enforcement record
- LA CROSSE TRIBUNELA CROSSE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASHLAND DAILY PRESSASHLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHERN LAKE PUBLISHINGDELAVAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- LEE ENTERPRISES DBA THE JOURNAL TIMESRACINE — 1 federal enforcement record
- WEST BEND DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY POSTWEST BEND — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- Newspaper PublishersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Newspaper Publishers in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC. 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.
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.
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $27,067 in total penalties.
- How does MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC. operates in the newspaper publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.