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FINCH PAPER LLC

1 GLEN ST., GLENS FALLS, NY, 12801
Operated by Finch Paper,llc
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 260186669

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OSHA inspections
13
over 16 years
Violations
18
$44,661 in penalties
Penalties
$44,661
$2,481 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

FINCH PAPER LLC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $44,661 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
13
0.8 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
18
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$44,661
$2,481 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 13

46% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within NY. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $9,426
Inspection frequency
94th
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
3.3
vs industry
+1.3
TRIR
5.1
vs industry
+2.2

Reported for 601 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.1
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
2
Complaint
5
Referral
3
Follow-up
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) · Oct 2020 – Apr 2025

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal 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
Apr 18, 2025Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationArm(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 2, 2024Struck by discharged object or substanceHand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 20, 2022Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedMultiple trunk locationsHospitalized
Oct 2, 2020Direct exposure to electricity, unspecifiedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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 months ago

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

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jun 201213

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Apr 2011 – Apr 2013Paper Mills0
Jan 2012 – Jun 2012Paper (except Newsprint) Mills1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FINCH PAPER LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Finch Paper,llc, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
13

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Finch Paper,llc locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.29x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
12
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$418,900

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
227832
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FINCH PAPER LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-05-13Referral0$0
2026-01-15Complaint0$0
2025-04-21Referral11$14,068
2025-01-17Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2024-12-04Complaint0$0
2022-10-27Referral11$6,250
2019-12-05Complaint2$0
2018-12-04Complaint11$5,500
2016-02-22Complaint0$0
2016-02-22Follow-up0$0
2015-07-09Planned33$11,250
2010-03-31Unprogrammed Related0$0
2010-03-31Planned109$7,593

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FINCH PAPER LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Finch Paper,llc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Finch Paper,llc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FINCH PAPER 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Finch Paper,llc.

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Frequently asked

What is FINCH PAPER LLC's OSHA violation history?
FINCH PAPER LLC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $44,661.3 in total penalties.
How does FINCH PAPER LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
FINCH PAPER LLC operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. FINCH PAPER LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.3 compared to an industry average of 2.