Establishment profile
NORKA COMPANY INC
3001 E NEWBERRY STREET, APPLETON, WI, 54915
322299 — All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Summary
NORKA COMPANY INC has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $4,078 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th 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 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORKA COMPANY 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
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 27 citations in this view · $4,078 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $568 | Feb 1991 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $468 | Feb 1991 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1987 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1987 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1987 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1987 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1987 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $490 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | $375 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $368 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | $368 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $368 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 33 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 93 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for NORKA COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 NORKA COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORKA COMPANY 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 NORKA COMPANY 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 NORKA COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORKA COMPANY 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORKA CO INC 3001 E NEWBERRY ST · APPLETON, WI, 54915 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2009 | 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 NORKA COMPANY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-20 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $1,593 | |
| 2008-05-20 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $735 | |
| 1999-03-16 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $750 | |
| 1991-08-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-01-25 | Planned | 13 | 10 | $1,000 | |
| 1987-03-27 | Planned | 10 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORKA COMPANY 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NORKA COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
- NORKA COMPANY INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $4,077.5 in total penalties.
- How does NORKA COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORKA COMPANY INC operates in the all other converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. NORKA COMPANY INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.13 compared to an industry average of 1.8.