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TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY

82 BRIDGE AVENUE, MADAWASKA, ME, 04756
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

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OSHA inspections
6
over 16 years
Violations
91
$277,864 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY has accumulated 91 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $277,864 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 63rd 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

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.4 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
91
5.7 / yr
Penalties
$277,864
$3,053 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 35 citations in this view · $203,747 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$38,221Nov 2010Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0222$18,375Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$18,375Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0122$11,775Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$11,775Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0261 K1122$11,025Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0222$11,025Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0522$6,075Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$3,855Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B08 I21$3,320Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0222$3,300Nov 2010Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 II22Oct 2015Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II21Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$16,500Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III11$16,500Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 K03 II11$11,366Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$9,900Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$4,200Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV11$4,200Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111$3,960Oct 2015Oct 2015

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within ME. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 91 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $22,213
Inspection frequency
63rd
peer median: 3

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2
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) · Jan 2015 – Dec 2018

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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
Dec 29, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Dec 6, 2018Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueHead and trunkHospitalized
Mar 27, 2015Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedNonclassifiableHospitalized
Jan 10, 2015Struck against object or equipment, unspecifiedFingernail(s), nailbed(s)Amputation

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
Dec 29, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Drum,Finger,Partial Amputation,Spindle11
Dec 6, 2018Chemical Exposure,Eye,Skin,Splashed,Sprayed11

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
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 TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in ME — for TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
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 TWIN RIVERS 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-360105Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Nov 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-309809Unfair labor practiceJan 2023May 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-149095Unfair labor practiceMar 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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 TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2029497
Operation
B

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-14Referral11$11,271
2018-12-10Referral33$11,366
2018-12-10Planned0$0
2015-04-13Complaint5737$193,852
2015-04-02Referral11$4,000
2010-05-11Planned2923$57,375

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TWIN RIVERS 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.

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Frequently asked

What is TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 91 violations and $277,864 in total penalties.
How does TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.