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SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.

25910 US 23, CIRCLEVILLE, OH, 43113
Operated by Sofidel Circleville
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 371700146

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OSHA inspections
8
over 7 years
Violations
17
$104,275 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
1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $104,275 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 63 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
8
1.1 / yr · last 7 yrs
Violations
17
2.4 / yr
Penalties
$104,275
$6,134 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 8

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $104,275 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I22$21,979Mar 2019Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0138 A22$5,304Aug 2019Feb 2023
5A000111$15,625Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$15,625Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$15,625Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II11$15,625Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$7,246Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 C0411$7,246Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0141 B01 I11Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 I11Mar 2019Mar 2019

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

79th

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within OH. Peer group: 63 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $6,300
Inspection frequency
85th
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
1.5
vs industry
−0.5
TRIR
2.8
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 475 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
2.8
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
4
Referral
4

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) · May 2019 – Jan 2024 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
7
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Jan 6, 2024Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levelsAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Apr 30, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 22, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s) and finger(s)Hospitalized
Jan 14, 2022Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partFingertip(s)Amputation
Nov 13, 2020Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized
May 8, 2020Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLower leg(s)Hospitalized
May 20, 2019Struck by discharged object or substanceHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
May 20, 2019Air Pressure,Chest,Embolism,Glove,Hand,High Pressure,Jammed,Laceration,Lost Control,Machine operator,PPE11

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Sofidel Circleville, not this location alone

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
3

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 Sofidel Circleville 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.). 14 cases · 11 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-349363Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Jul 2026ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RC-345188Representation electionJun 2024Mar 2025ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-343124Unfair labor practiceMay 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-340976Unfair labor practiceApr 2024OpenRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-330143Unfair labor practiceNov 2023May 2025ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-319073Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-306652Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Dec 2023ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-276954Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-275801Unfair labor practiceApr 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-274357Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RC-269681Representation electionDec 2020Mar 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-268854Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Aug 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-258473Unfair labor practiceMar 2020Apr 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RC-249228Representation electionOct 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
9

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SOFIDEL AMERICA
25910 US 23 · CIRCLEVILLE, OH, 43113
AirWaterViolation Identified
QNCR 9
10Apr 2025View →

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

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-01-11Referral0$0
2023-12-26Complaint0$0
2023-08-30Complaint1$0
2023-05-09Referral0$0
2022-09-29Referral76$77,233
2020-06-15Complaint0$0
2019-05-23Referral1$5,304
2019-01-30Complaint81$21,738

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sofidel Circleville.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sofidel Circleville across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. 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 Sofidel Circleville.

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Frequently asked

What is SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $104,274.9 in total penalties.
How does SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP. operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.52 compared to an industry average of 2.