Establishment profile
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.
121 NORTH ROAD, MC ELHATTAN, PA, 17748
322299 — All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
EIN 112955879
Summary
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $11,343 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 213 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $11,343 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $375 | May 1991 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,968 | May 2021 | May 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,625 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $1,075 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $200 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 N01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 D02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 D02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1991 | May 1991 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within PA. Peer group: 213 employers. This establishment has 17 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 656 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) · Dec 2020
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | Amputation,Chain,Crushed,Finger,Inspection,Overhead Crane,Partial Amputation | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC., not this location alone
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 FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-032993 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2002 | Nov 2002 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-RC-012129 | Representation election | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,968 | |
| 2011-10-26 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-09 | Referral | 9 | 5 | $3,725 | |
| 1991-05-08 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $1,650 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in all other converted paper product manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- AMERICAN BOX & RECYCLING COMPANYPHILADELPHIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- US GREENFIBER, LLCWILKES BARRE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING, INC.EAST STROUDSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEALED AIR CORPORATIONHANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PARAMOUNT GAMES, INC.WHEATLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- PROGRESSIVE CONVERTING INCHAZLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERSTATE PAPER SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.ROSCOE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALVAH BUSHNELL COMPANYPHILADELPHIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BELLEMARQUE LLCHAZLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, 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 FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $11,343 in total penalties.
- How does FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. operates in the all other converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.19 compared to an industry average of 1.8.