Establishment profile
SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.
21 INDUSTRIAL ROWE, GARDNER, MA, 01440
Operated by Specialized Paper Converting Inc
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 043334658
Summary
SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $16,193 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 22nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 44th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
33% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $16,193 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $9,446 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $6,747 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3221 within MA. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 45 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2020 | Chest,Inspecting,Struck ByFatality | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Jun 2018 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 2 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2016 – Jun 2018 | All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | FLSA | 2 | 0 | — | — |
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 SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING 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 SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING 21 INDUSTRIAL ROWE · GARDNER, MA, 01440 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-01-31 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $16,193 | |
| 2014-01-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Specialized Paper Converting Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Specialized Paper Converting Inc 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 MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANYEAST WALPOLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC.WARE — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANYWEST GROTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ERVING PAPER MILLS INC.ERVING — 2 federal enforcement records
- PARSONS PAPER DIVISION NVF CO., INC.HOLYOKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ERVING INDUSTRIES, INC.ERVING — 1 federal enforcement record
- MERRIMAC PAPER COMPANY, INC.LAWRENCE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWORTH COMPANYTURNERS FALLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- POLYFIBER LLCATTLEBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Specialized Paper Converting Inc locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING 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 Specialized Paper Converting Inc.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $16,193 in total penalties.
- How does SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.88 compared to an industry average of 2.
- Has SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC..