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OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC is a newspaper publishers employer in MEDFORD, OR. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $0 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC

111 N FIR ST, MEDFORD, OR, 97501

511110 Top companies in Newspaper Publishers

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
1 violation

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
0.8
Industry Avg DART
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
16yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Active Agencies:
OSHA

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 50 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Inspection Frequency Percentile
88%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the newspaper publishers industry in OR, OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 50 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

Inspection frequency ranks in the 88th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.8 for the newspaper publishers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC's OSHA violation history?
OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC operates in the newspaper publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INC of MEDFORD, OR from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.