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P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY

232 E 8TH ST, CHILLICOTHE, OH, 45601
Operated by P.H. Glatfelter Company · 1 of 4 establishments
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

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OSHA inspections
13
over 16 years
Violations
11
$34,838 in penalties
Penalties
$34,838
$3,167 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $34,838 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
13
0.8 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
11
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$34,838
$3,167 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 13

69% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $34,838 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0261 B0122$7,000Jan 2011Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$4,500Jul 2010Jan 2012
5A000111$7,000Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$6,338Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0611$4,000Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0333 C03 III A 111$3,500Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$1,000Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0261 K1111$1,000Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV11$500Nov 2012Nov 2012

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

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within OH. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $6,619
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.8
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 1,129 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
9
Referral
2

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) · Apr 2017 – Aug 2017

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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
Aug 7, 2017Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedThigh(s)Hospitalized
Apr 28, 2017Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation

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

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 28, 2017Amputated,Caught By,Finger,Nip Point,Rotating Shaft11
Aug 6, 2012Caught In,Crushing,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Riding on Equipment,Run Over,Struck ByFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. 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 P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-03-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2018-01-17Complaint1$4,000
2017-05-03Referral1$6,338
2016-02-09Referral0$0
2016-01-28Complaint0$0
2013-08-12Complaint11$3,000
2013-07-16Complaint1$3,500
2012-10-23Complaint1$500
2012-09-14Complaint0$0
2012-08-06Fatality/Catastrophe11$7,000
2011-10-17Complaint11$3,500
2010-12-27Complaint11$4,000
2010-06-08Complaint33$3,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization P.H. Glatfelter Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of P.H. Glatfelter Company across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in paper (except newsprint) mills within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY 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 P.H. Glatfelter Company, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $34,837.5 in total penalties.
How does P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.85 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY.