Establishment profile
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP
148 HUDSON RIVER RD., WATERFORD, NY, 12188
Operated by Cascades Tissue Group
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Summary
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $20,295 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $20,295 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 2 | 2 | $1,275 | Jul 2007 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | $495 | Jul 2007 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IC | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $960 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 XII | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $720 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $660 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $660 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $495 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $495 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $495 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within NY. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; 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 42 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 24, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. 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 CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CASCADES TISSUE GROUP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-21 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $8,400 | |
| 2009-03-12 | Planned | 10 | 10 | $6,300 | |
| 2008-08-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 2007-03-07 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $4,095 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cascades Tissue Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cascades Tissue Group 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 NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- FINCH PRUYN & CO. INC.GLENS FALLS — 4 federal enforcement records
- KNOWLTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLCWATERTOWN — 4 federal enforcement records
- INTERFACE SOLUTIONS, INC.FULTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORAMPAC INDUSTRIES INC.NIAGARA FALLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRECISION CHARTS INC.BOHEMIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MOHAWK FINE PAPERS INC.COHOES — 2 federal enforcement records
- VISY PAPER INC.STATEN ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- GEORGIA PACIFICPLATTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRATT INDUSTRIESSTATEN ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cascades Tissue Group locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CASCADES TISSUE GROUP 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 CASCADES TISSUE GROUP's OSHA violation history?
- CASCADES TISSUE GROUP has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $20,295 in total penalties.
- How does CASCADES TISSUE GROUP's safety record compare to its industry?
- CASCADES TISSUE GROUP operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. CASCADES TISSUE GROUP's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.