Establishment profile
NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.
89 & 99 GUION STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01104
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 522415924
Summary
NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $14,483 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 140 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 61st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC. 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, with 2 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $14,483 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A05 | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B08 I | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X | 1 | 1 | $1,540 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,155 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $563 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | $563 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 F | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
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 4239 within MA. Peer group: 140 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 77 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 NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. 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 NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORTHSTAR PULP & PAPER CO INC 89 GUION ST · SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01104 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2019 | 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 NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-11 | Referral | 10 | 8 | $10,395 | |
| 2009-04-30 | Planned | 8 | 7 | $4,088 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. 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 NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $14,482.5 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. NORTHSTAR PULP AND PAPER CO. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.21 compared to an industry average of 2.1.