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NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.

230 CORPORATE DRIVE, BEAVER DAM, WI, 53916
Operated by Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
322299All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
EIN 391961475

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OSHA inspections
6
over 16 years
Violations
13
$38,735 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $38,735 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
6
0.4 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
13
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$38,735
$2,980 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 6

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $38,735 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$2,520Jul 2011Oct 2012
5A000111$12,313Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$6,157Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$4,410Mar 2016Mar 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB11$3,780Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$3,780Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0311$2,520Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IIH11$2,520Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$735May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11May 2010May 2010

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

75th

Above average violations in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $5,000
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
9.9
vs industry
+8.1
TRIR
9.9
vs industry
+7.4

Reported for 98 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
5

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 NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
2

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 5 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA Child Labor
2 minors involved
Jul 201615

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 5 violations · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected · 1 child-labor case (2 minors)

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2014 – Jul 2016Converted Paper Product ManufacturingChild Labor
2 minors
52

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING 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 NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING 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 NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1660641
Operation
C

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 NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-11-01Complaint21$18,470
2015-11-02Complaint11$4,410
2012-07-13Complaint11$2,520
2012-07-13Planned2$0
2011-04-13Complaint55$12,600
2010-04-21Complaint21$735

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other converted paper product manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $38,735 in total penalties.
How does NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC. operates in the all other converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.94 compared to an industry average of 1.8.