Posted by NotQuiteHuman hmmm...on second thought this looks like it might be a different place than the one I went to. Your exterior pic doesn't look familiar at all.
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Does the town your mill is in start with a B, end with a W, and have six letters?
As for hazards... I went back today, and I was really sketched out. Of course, I still went in, but...
First off, electrical. In many parts of the mill the electricity is still on, to the extent you can hear that hum that you usually only hear near high- voltage wires. There are several areas that I had to stay out of, because I'm not frying for a picture. Furthermore, the electrical equipment has not been maintained in over four years, so I had to duck some dangling (live?) wires.
Secondly, they did almost no chemical cleanup, by the looks of it. Sulfur coating the ground around the railroad tracks, full tanks of coolant and chemicals, possible chlorine and Hydrogen Sulfide hazards (unknown risk on those two, but they're dangerous enough that I'm not going to screw around- that's why I've avoided the underground portions thus far), potential residual chemicals so volatile that a scuff of your boot could ignite them, and lime EVERYWHERE.
The lime they use in these mills gets on everything, and is a caustic base when it mixes with moisture, such as sweat. I got some extremely mild first degree chemical burns on both palms while scouting (though honestly, I've had worse sunburns), and even though it barely counts as an injury, it was a pretty big wakeup call that this is NOT a place to mess around in. Word of advice- rapid application of vinegar neutralizes the lime.
Lastly, the structural integrity of several areas is something I hold in serious doubt. While walking across a rooftop to get to an otherwise blocked portion of the plant, I realized that I was standing two stories up on a portion partially demolished by scrappers. Then I felt parts of the roof sag. You'd better believe I was worried, but it held.
If you go to ANY paper mill, DO NOT mess around. Someone on this site once said that there isn't really a difference between a paper mill and a chemical plant, and they were absolutely right. Sorry for making this so long, but I wanted to give a decent summary of the hazards of places like these that I've experienced personally.
These places are really interesting places to go to, so long as you're careful and know what your getting in to. As with all urbexing, the golden rule is "Don't be stupid." The only difference is, the line between safe and stupid is much finer in paper mills. Know which side of the line you're on, and you'll be fine.