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ST Tissue LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin, Virginia · Paper (except Newsprint) Mills · NAICS 322121

4inspections
7citation items
$5,493current penalties
Jan 25, 2017last inspection

ST Tissue LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 2012.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 25, 2017 as part of a related case, in Franklin.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $33,990 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,493, down 84%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. ST Tissue LLC averages $1,396 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

ST Tissue LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

ST Tissue LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342059540 OPENED JAN 25, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 82 employees at the site · Closed Apr 26, 2017

34050 Unioin Camp Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 · Paper (except Newsprint) Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Other-than-serious$1,995$1,396Mar 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Mar 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Mar 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,995$1,396Mar 7, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2017Final

Inspection 342090081 OPENED JAN 25, 2017Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 82 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2017

34050 Unioin Camp Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 · Paper (except Newsprint) Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 20, 2017Final

Inspection 341778868 OPENED SEP 16, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 82 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2016

34050 Unioin Camp Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 · Paper (except Newsprint) Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316754696 OPENED OCT 5, 2012Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed May 17, 2016

34050 Union Camp Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(i) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$30,000$2,700Apr 1, 2013Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Franklin site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 136 workers: 50.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 65 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
ST Tissue
Franklin · 2025
136 4150.51.9
ST Tissue LLC
Franklin · 2022
140 302.01.9

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit- required confined spaces.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(b)

(B) An employee is required to place any part of his or her body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work is actually performed upon the material being processed (point of operation) or where an associated danger zone exists during a machine operating cycle.

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

Other paper (except newsprint) mills employers in Virginia

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