BOISE CASCADE CORP.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BOISE CASCADE CORP. — a industry sector 00 facility located at RUMFORD MILL ROAD, RUMFORD, ME 04276 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 595 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $884,830.00. The inspection case was opened on 1992-06-08.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

State Context: Within ME, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 16,330 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,022.91.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 595 citations spanning 1 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 15 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 13, 1989 with the latest abatement deadline set for December 13, 1989. Of the 595 total citations, 15 (3%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $884,830.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,487.11 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1992 enforcement action against Boise Cascade’s Rumford facility represents a landmark instance of OSHA’s "egregious" penalty policy, characterized by the application of instance-by-instance