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AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC

600 THILMANY ROAD, KAUKAUNA, WI, 54130
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

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OSHA inspections
3
over 2 years
Violations
7
$32,244 in penalties
Penalties
$32,244
$4,606 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 2 years of recorded history, with $32,244 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
1.5 / yr · last 2 yrs
Violations
7
3.5 / yr
Penalties
$32,244
$4,606 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 7 citations in this view · $32,244 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II22$19,862May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I22May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV11$6,620May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0261 B0111$5,762Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.1000 B0211May 2025May 2025

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within WI. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $8,433
Inspection frequency
69th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Referral
1

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) · Aug 2023

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 31, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.12x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
9
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$25,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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 · $25,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC
600 THILMANY RD · KAUKAUNA, WI, 54130
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 9
61$25,000May 2026View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-03Complaint44$16,551
2025-02-20Complaint22$9,931
2023-09-07Referral11$5,762

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC 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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Frequently asked

What is AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC's OSHA violation history?
AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $32,243.7 in total penalties.
How does AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AHLSTROM NA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.