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VALFILM, LLC

3441 NORTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY, OH, 45840
Operated by Valgroup
326113Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
EIN 472420000

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OSHA inspections
3
over 8 years
Violations
4
$35,033 in penalties
Penalties
$35,033
$8,758 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

VALFILM, LLC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $35,033 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 42nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 783 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VALFILM, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.4 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
4
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$35,033
$8,758 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $35,033 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$13,359Mar 2020Mar 2020
5A000111$9,701Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$6,985Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I11$4,989Apr 2018Apr 2018

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

42nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3261 within OH. Peer group: 783 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $5,450
Inspection frequency
65th
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
2.1
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
4.2
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 158 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.2
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
1

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
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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 7, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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
Jan 22, 2020Arm,Caught By,Crushed,Engineering Controls,Field Winding Mach,Fracture,Guard,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Malfunction,Paper Roll,Plastic,Pulled In,Roll,Unguarded11
Jun 5, 2018Backing Up,Crushed,Loading Dock,Maintenance,Tractor TrailerFatality11
Mar 7, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Equipment Operator,Finger,Guillotine Shear,Hand,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Point Of Operation,Untrained,Work Rules11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 VALFILM, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VALFILM, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VALFILM, LLC. 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 VALFILM, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VALFILM, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-01-29Complaint11$13,359
2018-06-05Fatality/Catastrophe11$9,701
2018-03-15Referral21$11,974

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VALFILM, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Valgroup.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALFILM, LLC 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 Valgroup.

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Frequently asked

What is VALFILM, LLC's OSHA violation history?
VALFILM, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $35,033.1 in total penalties.
How does VALFILM, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
VALFILM, LLC operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. VALFILM, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.1 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
Has VALFILM, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving VALFILM, LLC.