Inspection 348593070 OPENED NOV 14, 2025Closed
3161 S Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54304 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Tufco LP has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2013.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 14, 2025 after a complaint, in Green Bay.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 12 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $303,302 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $126,108, down 58%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (6 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Tufco LP averages $24,322 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
Tufco LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Wisconsin · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Inspection 346964083 OPENED SEP 8, 2023Closed
3161 S Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54304 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $10,140 | $4,998 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 346936610 OPENED AUG 25, 2023Closed
3161 S Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $16,131 | $8,066 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $16,131 | $8,066 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $12,676 | $6,338 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $126,764 | $52,193 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $12,676 | $6,338 | Feb 6, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 345721518 OPENED JAN 12, 2022Closed
3161 S Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 6, 2022: Employee partially amputates finger in unguarded machine
At 7:15 a.m. on January 6, 2022, an employee had finished filling one of five index chutes on a lidder machine for "Clipper Two, Leg One". The employee was leaning on the edge of the machine while it operated and had not realized that several guards were missing. When the lid chute rotated to a new index, the employee caught her left hand in a shear point. Guards were available for the machine but were not installed on the day of the incident. The emloyee partially amputated her ring finger, requiring hospialization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,396 | $5,698 | May 6, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $79,761 | $23,926 | May 6, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344367255 OPENED OCT 9, 2019Closed
3161 S. Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 19, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343503744 OPENED OCT 2, 2018Closed
3161 S. Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 23, 2018: Employee catches finger between conveyor chute and lug, ampu
At 11:30 p.m. on September 23, 2018, an employee was moved to the lidder chute position where he could place plastic sleeves of lids into a chute which would be lowered down onto a conveyor system. The employee was attempting to clear a lid that was jamming the lug belt conveyor and pinched his finger between the chute and lug. The employee amputated his right hand's index fingertip and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,977 | $5,986 | Jan 10, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 338606031 OPENED JAN 31, 2013Closed
3161 S. Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,825 | $2,250 | Feb 13, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 13, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,825 | $2,250 | Feb 13, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 13, 2013 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Green Bay site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 227 workers: 4.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 20 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffco LP Green Bay · 2023 | 227 | 9 | 4 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Tufco LP Green Bay · 2022 | 195 | 6 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| Tufco Green Bay · 2019 | 171 | 7 | 1 | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| Tufco Inc. Green Bay · 2018 | 200 | 7 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
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See plansSevere injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jan 6, 2022, Green Bay: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was filling a cylinder on a robot packaging machine. A spinning metal part of the machine pinched the employee's left ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. The machine was unguarded at the time.
Sep 24, 2018, Green Bay: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
At about 11:30 p.m. on September 24, 2018, a temporary employee was trying to clear a jam in a lid shoot machine and partially amputated the second finger on his right hand.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other sanitary paper product manufacturing employers in Wisconsin
- Progressive Converting, Inc. Appleton · 63 citations · $333,076
- Westrock CP, LLC Milwaukee · 1 citation · $9,822
- Loparex, LLC Hammond · 31 citations · $112,645
- Metallics, Inc. Onalaska · 54 citations · $7,030
- Keiding, Inc. Milwaukee · 18 citations · $9,930
- ND Packaging LLC Sturtevant · 1 citation · $0
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