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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

34040 UNION CAMP DRIVE, FRANKLIN, VA, 23851
Operated by International Paper · 1 of 599 establishments
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
EIN 130872805

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OSHA inspections
9
over 27 years
Violations
20
$7,000 in penalties
Penalties
$7,000
$350 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
20
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$7,000
$350 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 9
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 9

22% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 20 citations in this view · $7,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111$1,300Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0511$720Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0176 G11$720Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0036 B0411$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0134 G0411$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0111$520Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0311$380Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$380Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$380Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Sep 1999Sep 1999

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3221 within VA. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $3,689
Inspection frequency
87th
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
0.3
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
−2.3

Reported for 318 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
2
Referral
2

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 COMPANY. 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
Dec 16, 2020Blunt force trauma,Collapse,Crane,FractureFatality11
Jul 14, 2017Chemical,Chemical Burn,Pump,Struck By22

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in VA — for International Paper, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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 International Paper 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
11-CA-074110Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Jul 2012ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022812Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022045Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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
2020-12-17Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2017-07-20Referral0$0
2017-02-27Complaint0$0
2012-11-15Unprogrammed Related0$0
2010-10-18Unprogrammed Related0$0
2006-11-16Unprogrammed Related0$0
2001-08-14Complaint0$0
1999-06-30Referral87$2,700
1999-06-23Planned128$4,300

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 COMPANY 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY 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 COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $7,000 in total penalties.
How does INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.28 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY.