MEAD WESTVACO is a paper (except newsprint) mills employer in COVINGTON, VA. Federal records show 7 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $14,875 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. 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 1, 2026.
MEAD WESTVACO
104 E. RIVERSIDE ST., COVINGTON, VA, 24426
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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.
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Industry context
Within the paper (except newsprint) mills industry in VA, MEAD WESTVACO ranks in the 82th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 46 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 80th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 87th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the paper (except newsprint) mills sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MEAD WESTVACO's OSHA violation history?
- MEAD WESTVACO has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $14,875 in total penalties.
- How does MEAD WESTVACO's safety record compare to its industry?
- MEAD WESTVACO operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.
- Has MEAD WESTVACO had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MEAD WESTVACO.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MEAD WESTVACO of COVINGTON, VA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, 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 1, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for MEAD WESTVACO include 1 fatality investigation and 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if MEAD WESTVACOoperates 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.