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JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION is a newspaper publishers employer in WATERTOWN, NY. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $18,273 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 2, 2026.

JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION

260 WASHINGTON STREET, WATERTOWN, NY, 13601

511110 Top companies in Newspaper Publishers

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
3 violations
$18,273 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.
1 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections

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
2
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$18,273
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
4 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
0.8/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$6,091 avg per violation$9,137 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$18,273 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

77%
Above average violations
vs 83 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
82%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
2
Representation (Union)
2
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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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.

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Industry context

Within the newspaper publishers industry in NY, JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION ranks in the 77th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 83 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 82th 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 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $18,273 in total penalties.
How does JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION 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 JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION of WATERTOWN, NY 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 2, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATIONoperates 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.