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PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC

100 MILL ROAD, PORT TOWNSEND, WA, 98368
322122Newsprint Mills

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OSHA inspections
50
over 36 years
Violations
99
$166,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 5 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC has accumulated 99 OSHA violations across 50 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $166,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 67 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 days ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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
50
1.4 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
99
2.8 / yr
Penalties
$166,000
$1,677 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
21 of 50
Inspection trigger · referral
15 of 50

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 23 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 · 24 citations in this view · $116,090 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-800-2200522$6,450Oct 2021Jul 2022
29 CFR 0566.01170322$2,950Nov 1992Oct 2000
29 CFR 0247.35130122$1,210Jul 1999Jul 2001
296-800-2701022Oct 2016Jun 2022
296-24-975(2)(B)(IV)11$12,000Feb 2022Feb 2022
296-806-20042(3)(A)11$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-803-50005(1)11$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-806-42062(1)11$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-803-70005(1)11$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-803-5003011$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-803-60005(1)11$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-806-4203411$7,140Jan 2026Jan 2026
296-800-31070(1)11$6,600Jun 2022Jun 2022
296-24-975(2)(B)(III)(A)11$5,400Feb 2022Feb 2022
296-24-980(1)(A)(I)11$5,400Feb 2022Feb 2022
296-809-5000211$5,400Apr 2017Apr 2017
296-809-5001811$5,400Mar 2017Mar 2017
296-809-5001211$5,400Mar 2017Mar 2017
296-800-1503511$4,950Jul 2022Jul 2022
296-824-30005(1)(B)11$4,950Jul 2022Jul 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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3221 within WA. Peer group: 67 employers. This establishment has 99 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,250
Inspection frequency
98th
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
6.0
vs industry
+4.2
TRIR
7.4
vs industry
+4.3

Reported for 272 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.4
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

Planned
5
Complaint
21
Accident
2
Referral
15

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 PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
29 days ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 29 days ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

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 · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2021 – Jul 2023Paperboard Mills0

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 PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

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 PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC 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.). 7 cases · 7 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-341576Unfair labor practiceMay 2024May 2024ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-319612Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Jun 2025ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-285952Unfair labor practiceNov 2021Mar 2022ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-281496Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Feb 2022ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-222325Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Jun 2018ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-032496Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-027350Unfair labor practiceJan 2001May 2001ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

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 PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-06-23Referral0$0
2025-09-23Referral77$49,980
2025-03-20Referral0$0
2025-01-13Follow-up2$0
2024-06-12Referral11$4,400
2024-05-08Complaint0$0
2024-03-26Referral0$0
2024-01-16Complaint21$4,400
2022-11-07Complaint11$2,200
2022-02-15Complaint83$12,100
2022-02-15Complaint1010$22,275
2021-11-15Referral32$22,800
2021-08-03Complaint0$0
2021-08-02Complaint11$4,800
2020-09-04Referral11$1,800
2018-10-24Unprogrammed Related0$0
2018-06-13Planned0$0
2018-01-09Complaint0$0
2017-08-29Complaint0$0
2017-01-12Referral32$4,800
2016-11-10Unprogrammed Related11$5,400
2016-10-19Unprogrammed Related43$13,500
2016-09-23Referral1$0
2016-03-22Accident0$0
2016-03-22Referral11$1,800
2015-08-12Follow-up0$0
2015-03-31Accident11$800
2011-07-26Referral1$0
2009-09-04Referral0$0
2009-07-22Planned0$0
2007-07-18Referral0$0
2001-10-18Complaint11$400
2001-04-11Complaint44$825
2000-04-06Complaint11$1,650
1999-09-02Complaint0$0
1999-05-12Complaint64$4,070
1995-09-06Complaint0$0
1995-07-13Complaint0$0
1995-03-30Referral1$0
1995-03-08Complaint11$3,900
1994-06-15Complaint0$0
1994-05-26Complaint1$0
1994-02-11Follow-up0$0
1993-06-23Complaint0$0
1992-12-15Referral0$0
1992-12-14Unprogrammed Related11$500
1992-10-13Planned31$1,300
1991-10-21Complaint2$0
1991-02-12Planned42$740
1990-07-09Planned265$1,560

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 PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC 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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Frequently asked

What is PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC's OSHA violation history?
PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC has 50 OSHA inspections on record with 99 violations and $166,000 in total penalties.
How does PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC operates in the newsprint mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. PORT TOWNSEND PAPER COMPANY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 6.01 compared to an industry average of 1.8.