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COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.

1135 ROCK CITY FALLS RD., ROCK CITY FALLS, NY, 12863
322299All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
EIN 140586000

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OSHA inspections
15
over 49 years
Violations
54
$25,063 in penalties
Penalties
$25,063
$464 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 54 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $25,063 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 192 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th 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

COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NHTSA vehicle recalls 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, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.3 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
54
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$25,063
$464 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 15
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 15

53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $25,063 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0261 L0422$437May 1977Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504522May 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$6,207Feb 2025Feb 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$6,207Feb 2025Feb 2025
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$6,021Apr 2021Apr 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,250May 1997May 1997
5A000111$440May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0211$438Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11$438Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411$438Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$437Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11$437Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$350Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$350Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0411$350Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 H03 IB11$350Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$350Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$263Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB111$150Oct 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0261 L09 I11$150May 1977May 1977

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within NY. Peer group: 192 employers. This establishment has 54 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $4,522
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
7.6
vs industry
+5.8
TRIR
7.6
vs industry
+5.1

Reported for 39 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
8
Complaint
1
Referral
2
Follow-up
3

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) · Feb 2021

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
Feb 17, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

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

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 18, 2024Air Hose,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Crushed,Paper,Paper Binding Machin,Paper Machine,Paper Roll,Power Roller,Roller--Mach/PartFatality11
May 7, 1997AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,POINT OF OPERATION,NIP POINT,PAPER MACHINE11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

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 COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, 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 COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, 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 COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
2

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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COTTRELL PAPER CO INC
1135 ROCK CITY RD · ROCK CITY FALLS, NY, 12863
AirWaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 2
10Jun 2023View →
COTTRELL PAPER CO INC
6027 ROCK CITY RD · ROCK CITY FALLS, NY, 12863
00View →

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 COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
6
Last 5 years
2
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
57,772

Most-recalled component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Most recent campaign: 2021-11-05. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-18Fatality/Catastrophe22$12,414
2021-05-04Complaint0$0
2021-02-25Referral11$6,021
2014-07-16Planned0$0
2010-02-03Planned0$0
2007-01-22Planned1716$5,078
1997-05-13Referral11$1,250
1989-10-03Planned1$0
1984-04-18Planned0$0
1982-04-30Planned4$0
1979-11-16Follow-up0$0
1979-10-22Follow-up0$0
1979-09-25Planned183$150
1977-06-28Follow-up0$0
1977-04-19Planned101$150

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 COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, 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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Frequently asked

What is COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 54 violations and $25,062.7 in total penalties.
How does COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC. operates in the all other converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.56 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving COTTRELL PAPER COMPANY, INC..