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STERLING PAPER COMPANY is a folding paperboard box manufacturing employer in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 23 violations and $25,057 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

STERLING PAPER COMPANY

2155 EAST CASTOR AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19134

Parent: SIGNET JEWELERS LTD (901 locations)

322212 Top companies in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

EIN: 314317038

21 employees

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
23 violations
$25,057 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.2
Industry Avg DART
1.4
Self-Reported DART
0.0
Self-Reported TRIR
0.0
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
23
Total Penalties
$25,057
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
22 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
96% serious$1,089 avg per violation$6,264 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$25,057 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-2.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1.4
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 75% of inspections
Recidivism: 3 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

98%
Worse than most peers
vs 210 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
86%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
365131
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$75,000,000 totallast: 2000-05-31

SEC Litigation Releases filed against SIGNET JEWELERS LTD— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

STERLING PAPER COMPANY is one of 901 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization SIGNET JEWELERS LTD. SIGNET JEWELERS LTD is a SEC public reporter (SIG), with most recent reported revenue of $6.8B.

Federal enforcement records on STERLING PAPER COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of SIGNET JEWELERS LTD across all 901 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by SIGNET JEWELERS LTD

Other employers in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing within PA

Industry context

Within the folding paperboard box manufacturing industry in PA, STERLING PAPER COMPANY ranks in the 98th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 210 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 86th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.2 for the folding paperboard box manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.4. STERLING PAPER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STERLING PAPER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
STERLING PAPER COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $25,057 in total penalties.
How does STERLING PAPER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
STERLING PAPER COMPANY operates in the folding paperboard box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. STERLING PAPER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING PAPER COMPANY of PHILADELPHIA, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. STERLING PAPER COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup SIGNET JEWELERS LTD, which operates 901 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if STERLING PAPER COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.