Establishment profile
SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.
25910 US 23, CIRCLEVILLE, OH, 43113
Operated by Sofidel Circleville
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 371700146
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 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th 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, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within OH. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
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
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- 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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2024 | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| May 8, 2020 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| May 20, 2019 | Struck by discharged object or substance | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2019 | Air Pressure,Chest,Embolism,Glove,Hand,High Pressure,Jammed,Laceration,Lost Control,Machine operator,PPE | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SOFIDEL AMERICA CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-12-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-05-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-09-29 | Referral | 7 | 6 | $77,233 | |
| 2020-06-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-23 | Referral | 1 | — | $5,304 | |
| 2019-01-30 | Complaint | 8 | 1 | $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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in paper (except newsprint) mills within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- APPLETON PAPERS INC.WEST CARROLLTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS, LLCCHILLICOTHE — 3 federal enforcement records
- MIAMI WABASH PAPER CO. LLCFRANKLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CINCINNATI PAPERBOARD CORPORATIONCINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOROCO INDUSTRIES INC.CINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREIF INCMASSILLON — 2 federal enforcement records
- WEST CARROLLTON PARCHMENT COMPANYWEST CARROLLTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- OMER J. SMITH INC.CINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREIF, INC.BALTIMORE — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAPER SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDSPRINGBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Sofidel Circleville locationsParent rollup
- Paper (except Newsprint) MillsAll employers in this industry
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- Paper (except Newsprint) in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
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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.
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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.