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SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY

1 MARKET STREET, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ, 07407
Operated by Soundview Paper Company
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 262230708

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OSHA inspections
4
over 9 years
Violations
1
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 4 inspections over 9 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 22nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
4
0.4 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

25% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV11Jan 2017Jan 2017

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

22nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3221 within NJ. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $1,593
Inspection frequency
74th
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
1.2
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 128 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
1.2
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
1
Referral
3

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) · Mar 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, 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
Mar 18, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation

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

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NJ — for Soundview Paper Company, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 Soundview Paper Company 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
22-CA-227505Unfair labor practiceSep 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-CA-202655Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-CA-190354Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Nov 2017ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-CA-160831Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-CA-160829Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Jun 2016ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-CA-126130Unfair labor practiceApr 2014Jun 2014ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey

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 SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-31Referral0$0
2019-01-14Referral0$0
2018-03-19Referral0$0
2016-10-31Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Soundview Paper Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Soundview Paper Company 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 NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUNDVIEW PAPER 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 Soundview Paper Company.

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Frequently asked

What is SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. SOUNDVIEW PAPER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.18 compared to an industry average of 2.