Establishment profile
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION
5082 HWY 4 N, ARKANSAS CITY, AR, 71630
Operated by Clearwater Paper Corp · 1 of 9 establishments
322130 — Paperboard Mills
EIN 203594554
Summary
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $16,131 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 10th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 21 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $16,131 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III B | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within AR. Peer group: 21 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 357 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2018 – Jul 2024 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| May 30, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 5, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in AR — for Clearwater Paper Corp, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Clearwater Paper Corp locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-387085 | Unfair labor practice | May 2026 | — | Open | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-377019 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-CA-023929 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2010 | Feb 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-CA-023660 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2010 | Nov 2010 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | Referral | 1 | — | $16,131 | |
| 2019-05-30 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-02-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Clearwater Paper Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Clearwater Paper Corp across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Clearwater Paper Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATIONLEWISTON, ID — 3 federal enforcement records
- CLEARWATER FIBER CO., INC.HOLYOKE, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLEARWATER PAPERNORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLEARWATER PAPERLADYSMITH, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Clearwater Paper Corp locationsParent rollup
- Paperboard MillsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
- Paperboard Mills in ARIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Clearwater Paper Corp, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $16,131 in total penalties.
- How does CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION operates in the paperboard mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.35 compared to an industry average of 1.3.