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SUN JOURNAL INC. is a newspaper publishers employer in NEW BERN, NC. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $525 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

SUN JOURNAL INC.

3200 WELLONS BLVD., NEW BERN, NC, 28560

511110 Top companies in Newspaper Publishers

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$525 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
0.8
Industry Avg DART
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$525
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
29 years
Last Activity
14yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$105 avg per violation$175 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$525 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

90%
Worse than most peers
vs 49 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
79%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
96%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in Newspaper Publishers within NC

Industry context

Within the newspaper publishers industry in NC, SUN JOURNAL INC. ranks in the 90th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 49 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 79th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.8 for the newspaper publishers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 15 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SUN JOURNAL INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SUN JOURNAL INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $525 in total penalties.
How does SUN JOURNAL INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SUN JOURNAL INC. operates in the newspaper publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUN JOURNAL INC. of NEW BERN, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if SUN JOURNAL INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.