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QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.

N61 W23044 HARRY'S WAY, SUSSEX, WI, 53089
Operated by Quad/Graphics, Inc · 1 of 64 establishments
323111Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

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OSHA inspections
11
over 20 years
Violations
6
$15,318 in penalties
Penalties
$15,318
$2,553 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $15,318 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 214 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.6 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$15,318
$2,553 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · referral
10 of 11

45% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $15,318 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$10,333Nov 2005Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$3,000Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$1,485Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11$500Jul 2009Jul 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

66th

Above average violations in NAICS 3231 within WI. Peer group: 214 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $3,207
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
0.0
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 323 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Referral
10

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) · Nov 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects 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
Nov 15, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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
Mar 31, 2020Broken Bone,Caught Between,Communication,Contusion,Crane,Crushed,Fracture,Frame,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Leg,Maintenance,Mechanic11

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
4 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QUAD/GRAPHICS, 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 QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
3
Certified
3
Avg wage ratio
1.17x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.
N63W23075 MAIN ST · SUSSEX, WI, 53089
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified30Jan 2026View →
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
N63 W22777 MAIN ST · SUSSEX, WI, 53089
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
declination
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2019-09-19. Most recent: 2019-09-19. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-10Referral0$0
2024-04-08Referral0$0
2020-10-16Monitoring0$0
2018-10-19Referral0$0
2011-01-18Referral1$4,000
2009-05-27Referral21$1,985
2007-02-13Referral11$3,000
2006-10-03Referral11$2,083
2006-04-04Referral0$0
2006-01-11Referral0$0
2005-08-25Referral11$4,250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. is one of 64 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Quad/Graphics, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Quad/Graphics, Inc across all 64 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in commercial printing (except screen and books) 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 QUAD/GRAPHICS, 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 Quad/Graphics, Inc, which operates 64 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 QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $15,317.5 in total penalties.
How does QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. operates in the commercial printing (except screen and books) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.