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MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION

1913 FM 105, EVADALE, TX, 77615
322130Paperboard Mills

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OSHA inspections
7
over 24 years
Violations
11
$26,350 in penalties
Penalties
$26,350
$2,395 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $26,350 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 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 (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
7
0.3 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
11
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$26,350
$2,395 avg / violation
27% serious73% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 7

57% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $26,350 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$7,000Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0145 C0311$5,000Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II A11$3,000Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0146 E05 I11$2,250Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 F1311$2,250Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 L0111$2,250Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I F11$2,000Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0411$2,000Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311$600Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II B11Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Feb 2011Feb 2011

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 TX. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $7,000
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
Accident
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 MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION. 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
Jun 30, 2009BURN,FRONT END LOADER,UNEVEN GROUND,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,FIRE,DRIVER,TORSO,MECH MAT HANDLING,SPARK,COMBUSTIBLE DUSTFatality11
Feb 7, 2002PAPER ROLL,CRUSHED,FALL,STRUCK BYFatality11

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
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$14,013
Employees affected
4

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

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 5 violations · $14,013 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2010154$14,013

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 5 violations · $14,013 in backwages · 4 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2008 – Oct 2010Paper (except Newsprint) MillsFLSA54$14,013

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
13

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 MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 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.). 13 cases · 13 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-CA-127792Unfair labor practiceApr 2014Jun 2014ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-097425Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-097413Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-085846Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-028053Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-027770Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-027035Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026913Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Jul 2011ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026876Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024999Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Sep 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024997Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Sep 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024970Unfair labor practiceMay 2006Jul 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021764Unfair labor practiceMar 2002May 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

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 MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-06-18Complaint0$0
2014-06-18Complaint4$7,000
2010-09-08Complaint2$600
2009-07-06Accident22$12,000
2009-03-30Complaint31$6,750
2002-12-19Complaint0$0
2002-02-07Accident0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 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.

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Frequently asked

What is MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $26,350 in total penalties.
How does MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION operates in the paperboard mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.
Has MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION.