Establishment profile
FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
904 WOODS AVENUE, LOCK HAVEN, PA, 17745
Operated by First Quality · 1 of 2 establishments
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Summary
FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $10,733 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC 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
83% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $10,733 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $3,000 | Aug 2007 | Jan 2009 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,295 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2007 | Aug 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 PA. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 8 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 600 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) · Apr 2015 – Jul 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2022 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Knee(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Apr 7, 2015 | 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.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 TISSUE, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC. 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 FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC. 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: 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST QUALITY TISSUE LLC 599 SOUTH HIGHLAND STREET · LOCK HAVEN, PA, 17745 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 20 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | 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 FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-04-10 | Referral | 1 | — | $1,875 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Planned | 1 | — | $2,295 | |
| 2010-03-03 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | |
| 2009-01-16 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $3,000 | |
| 2007-07-12 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $2,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization First Quality.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of First Quality across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- 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
- CASCADE TISSUE GROUPRANSOM — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASCADES TISSUE GROUPRANSOM — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOMTAR PAPER CO., LLCDUBOIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- AHLSTROM FILTRATION, LLCMT HOLLY SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATIONCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, 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 First Quality, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $10,732.5 in total penalties.
- How does FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.29 compared to an industry average of 2.