Establishment profile
APPVION, INC.
100 PAPER MILL ROAD, ROARING SPRING, PA, 16673
Operated by Appvion
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 825211425
Summary
APPVION, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 24th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
APPVION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $7,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3221 within PA. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.
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 332 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2015
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2015 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 APPVION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for APPVION, 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 APPVION, 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 APPVION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
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 · 1 significant noncompliance · $25,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APPVION INC 100 PAPER MILL RD · ROARING SPRING, PA, 16673 | AirWaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 11 | 11 | 2 | $25,000 | Aug 2025 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for APPVION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-04-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-30 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
APPVION, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Appvion.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Appvion across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in paper (except newsprint) mills within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLCJOHNSONBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPLETON PAPERS INCORPORATEDROARING SPRING — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN EAGLE PAPER MILLSTYRONE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLCSPRING GROVE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLCLOCK HAVEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASCADE TISSUE GROUPRANSOM — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASCADES TISSUE GROUPRANSOM — 2 federal enforcement records
- AHLSTROM FILTRATION, LLCMT HOLLY SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATIONCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYWILKES BARRE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Appvion locationsParent rollup
- Paper (except Newsprint) MillsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Paper (except Newsprint) in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on APPVION, 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 APPVION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- APPVION, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $7,000 in total penalties.
- How does APPVION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- APPVION, INC. operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. APPVION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.99 compared to an industry average of 2.