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CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. is a paperboard mills employer in AUSTELL, GA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $5,345 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 1, 2026.

CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.

3500 JOE JERKINS BLVD. SWEETWATER MILL, AUSTELL, GA, 30106

322130 Top companies in Paperboard Mills

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$5,345 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.9
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$5,345
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
9 years
Last Activity
9yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$5,345 avg per violation$5,345 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$5,345 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

50%
Above average violations
vs 55 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
67%

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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 paperboard mills industry in GA, CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. ranks in the 50th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 55 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 67th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the paperboard mills sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $5,345 in total penalties.
How does CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. operates in the paperboard mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. of AUSTELL, GA 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 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, 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.