Establishment profile
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION
7220 SCHANTZ ROAD, ALLENTOWN, PA, 18106
Operated by Great Northern Corporation · 1 of 10 establishments
322220 — Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
EIN 390990697
Summary
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 4 years of recorded history, with $6,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 19th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 213 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $6,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0009 B | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
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
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within PA. Peer group: 213 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; 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 70 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. 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 GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. 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: No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GREAT NORTHERN CORP 7220 SCHANTZ RD · ALLENTOWN, PA, 18106 | Water | No Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 3 | 0 | — | Sep 2024 | 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 GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Referral | 1 | — | $6,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Great Northern Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Great Northern Corporation across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN PAPER BAG, LLCSUGAR NOTCH — 2 federal enforcement records
- HANDELOK BAG COMPANY, INC.LANSDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- YORK WALLCOVERING INCORPORATEDYORK — 1 federal enforcement record
- LEM PRODUCTS, INC.MONTGOMERYVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Great Northern Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONRACINE, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONAPPLETON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONCHIPPEWA FALLS, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATIONAPPLETON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION INCAPPLETON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- Great Northern CorporationOSHKOSH, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Great Northern Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Paper Bag and in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION 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 Great Northern Corporation, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $6,000 in total penalties.
- How does GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION operates in the paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 12.5 compared to an industry average of 1.6.