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GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC

4278 MIKE PADGETT HWY, AUGUSTA, GA, 30906
Operated by GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO · 1 of 76 establishments
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 840772929

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OSHA inspections
5
over 8 years
Violations
4
$28,794 in penalties
Penalties
$28,794
$7,199 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $28,794 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.6 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
4
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$28,794
$7,199 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

63rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within GA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $5,625
Inspection frequency
81st
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.6
vs industry
−1.4
TRIR
1.1
vs industry
−1.8

Reported for 645 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
5

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) · Feb 2018 – Mar 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure through intact tissue

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 8, 2024Exposure through intact tissueTrunk unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 24, 2021Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Jan 15, 2020Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecifiedLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Feb 17, 2018Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.Leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in GA — for GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO, not this location alone

Total cases
23
Unfair labor practice
23

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 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-04-24Complaint0$0
2019-01-30Complaint21$13,260
2018-10-02Complaint0$0
2018-05-01Complaint1$2,600
2018-05-01Complaint11$12,934

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC is one of 76 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO across all 76 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in paper (except newsprint) mills within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO, which operates 76 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.

Frequently asked

What is GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC's OSHA violation history?
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $28,794 in total penalties.
How does GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.56 compared to an industry average of 2.