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INTERNATIONAL PAPER

5201 FAIRFIELD ROAD, PINE BLUFF, AR, 71601
Operated by International Paper · 1 of 599 establishments
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 130872805

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OSHA inspections
11
over 53 years
Violations
27
$14,300 in penalties
Penalties
$14,300
$530 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

INTERNATIONAL PAPER has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $14,300 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

INTERNATIONAL PAPER appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
27
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$14,300
$530 avg / violation
37% serious63% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 11
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 11

45% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $14,300 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$1,215Nov 1988Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0261 B0321$110Mar 1973Mar 1973
29 CFR 1910.0261 B0121Mar 1973Mar 1973
29 CFR 1910.0309 A21Mar 1973Mar 1973
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111$3,000May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0165 D0111$2,500Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,000Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$1,500May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$1,500May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111$1,200May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$1,200May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0261 G18 I11$45Mar 1973Mar 1973
29 CFR 1910.0261 H03 VI11$30Mar 1973Mar 1973
29 CFR 1910.0165 D0211Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0106 H08 III11Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0252 C0611Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0145 E0411Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 B03 II11Nov 1988Nov 1988
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0511Nov 1988Nov 1988
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0611Nov 1988Nov 1988

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within AR. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
52nd
peer median: $12,393
Inspection frequency
90th
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
0.6
vs industry
−2.3

Reported for 152 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
0.6
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

Planned
1
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 8, 1999TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DRIVER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,MECH MAT HANDLING,STRUCK BY,BACKING UP,TRUCK DRIVERFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INTERNATIONAL PAPER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (across 20 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$373K
Obligated (all-time)
$128.5M
Awards (all-time)
4,469

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-10-19Referral0$0
2005-01-14Complaint0$0
2000-03-21Complaint0$0
2000-02-15Complaint55$8,400
1999-08-12Complaint0$0
1999-04-12Accident33$4,500
1994-01-24Planned41$975
1989-12-05Complaint0$0
1989-03-29Unprogrammed Related0$0
1988-11-02Complaint41$240
1973-01-18Complaint11$185

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

INTERNATIONAL PAPER is one of 599 establishments rolled up under the parent organization International Paper.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of International Paper across all 599 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 AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by International Paper, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INTERNATIONAL PAPER 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 International Paper, which operates 599 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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Frequently asked

What is INTERNATIONAL PAPER's OSHA violation history?
INTERNATIONAL PAPER has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $14,300 in total penalties.
How does INTERNATIONAL PAPER's safety record compare to its industry?
INTERNATIONAL PAPER operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. INTERNATIONAL PAPER's self-reported DART rate is 0.61 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has INTERNATIONAL PAPER had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving INTERNATIONAL PAPER.