Establishment profile
FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.
700 DRIVING PARK AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY, 14613
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 160435240
Summary
FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $16,885 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
89% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within NY. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 41 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 60 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) · May 2018 – Jul 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
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 2, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment unspecified | Multiple arm locations | Hospitalized | |
| May 30, 2018 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. 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 FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-07 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,000 | |
| 2009-03-24 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,600 | |
| 2008-04-30 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | |
| 1994-06-28 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,755 | |
| 1993-12-08 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $2,450 | |
| 1992-03-03 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $2,980 | |
| 1979-05-16 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-06-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-04-18 | Planned | 20 | 3 | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO. 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 FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $16,885 in total penalties.
- How does FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO. operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. FLOWER CITY TISSUE MILLS CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.