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NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING, INC.

830 CROWE ROAD, EAST STROUDSBURG, PA, 18301
Operated by Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
322299All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 13 years
Violations
22
$48,318 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
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING, INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $48,318 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 213 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 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 and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
5
0.4 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
22
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$48,318
$2,196 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 5

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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $48,318 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$17,334Apr 2016Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I22Apr 2016Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,147Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$9,147Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$3,375Apr 2016Apr 2016
5A000111$2,869Jul 2013Jul 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$2,700Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$2,025Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$1,721Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0211Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0311Mar 2014Mar 2014

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

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within PA. Peer group: 213 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $4,590
Inspection frequency
83rd
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
10.2
vs industry
+8.4
TRIR
10.2
vs industry
+7.7

Reported for 25 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
10.2
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

Complaint
5

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) · Jun 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 3, 2016Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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)

Company-level in PA — for Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 5 cases · 4 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-196107Unfair labor practiceApr 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-182808Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Jul 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-181479Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-168997Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Apr 2017ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-RC-168001Representation electionJan 2016Feb 2016ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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

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
2018-08-07Complaint65$32,928
2016-04-14Complaint65$5,400
2016-03-04Complaint54$5,400
2014-02-10Complaint44$1,721
2013-01-24Complaint11$2,869

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 PA, 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 5 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $48,318 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 10.2 compared to an industry average of 1.8.