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Paper Manufacturing
NAICS subsector 322. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322) accounts for 3,954 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.5% of all inspections, with $27M in current penalties ($6,886 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 340, with $2.2M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 391 labor condition applications and 150 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
1,932 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 1.8 (quartiles 0.0–3.6).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 322 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $6,886 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 1% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 1,399 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 786 |
| 1910.219 | Mechanical power-transmission apparatus | 407 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 376 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 321 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 222 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 221 |
| 1910.22 | Walking-working surfaces, general requirements | 184 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 131 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 114 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| International Paper | Santa Fe Springs | 25 |
| Port Townsend Paper Co | Port Townsend | 25 |
| AJM Packaging Corporation | Detroit | 24 |
| Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Inc | Longview | 19 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Kalamazoo | 18 |
| International Paper | Decatur | 17 |
| International Paper | Tucker | 16 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Elk Grove Village | 15 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Solon | 15 |
| ND Paper | Rumford | 15 |
| Aspen Products Inc | Kansas City | 14 |
| Woodland Pulp, LLC | Baileyville | 13 |
| International Paper | San Antonio | 12 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Roanoke | 12 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Wallula | 12 |
| Aspen Products, Inc. | Macon | 11 |
| Georgia-Pacific LLC | Atlanta | 11 |
| Inland Empire Paper Company | Millwood | 11 |
| International Paper | Richmond | 11 |
| Nippon Dynawave Packaging | Longview | 11 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 1,847 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 1,932 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,215 | 303,988 | 7,412 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 2,113 | 284,381 | 6,649 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 1,932 | 252,208 | 5,835 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 5,982 | $2.0M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 24,291 | $205K |
| Service Contract Act | 3 | $1,102 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 2 | $504 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 28 | $0 |
| FLSA section 14(c) subminimum wage | 74 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Newman & Company Inc. | Philadelphia | $142,404 |
| Sca Tissue North America, LLC | Flagstaff | $138,787 |
| Tri-State Envelope Corporation | Ashland | $112,751 |
| Primex Plastics Corporation | Richmond | $84,558 |
| Marking Services Inc. | Milwaukee | $49,145 |
| International Paper | Madison | $39,798 |
| Snyder Paper Corporation | High Point | $38,739 |
| El Paso Paper Box, Inc. | El Paso | $36,754 |
| Heritage Bag | Roanoke | $31,379 |
| AJM Packaging Corporation | Joplin | $29,171 |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp | Green Bay | $25,253 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Pacific | $24,000 |
| Pellet America Corporation | Appleton | $23,027 |
| International Paper | Federal Way | $15,516 |
| Menasha Packaging Company LLC | Lyndhurst | $11,576 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia-Pacific LLC | Atlanta | 97 |
| Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC | Neenah | 64 |
| Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC | Atlanta | 32 |
| International Paper | Memphis | 27 |
| Sonoco Products Company | Hartsville | 22 |
| Valmet, Inc. | Norcross | 17 |
| Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Atlanta | 16 |
| ST Paper LLC | Oconto Falls | 12 |
| Ontex Operations USA LLC. | Stokesdale | 11 |
| Smurfit Kappa North America, LLC | Irving | 11 |
| Kraft Group LLC | Foxborough | 10 |
| GP Building Products Services, LLC | Atlanta | 7 |
| ND Paper, Inc. | Oak Brook | 7 |
| Shurtape Technologies, LLC | Hickory | 7 |
| First Quality Enterprises LLC | Great Neck | 6 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Paper Manufacturing have the most OSHA inspections?
International Paper (25), Port Townsend Paper Co (25), AJM Packaging Corporation (24)
What is the injury rate in Paper Manufacturing?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 2.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 1.8 with quartiles 0.0 to 3.6.
How many H-1B applications come from Paper Manufacturing?
391 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 150 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Paper Manufacturing?
$2,164,423 agreed to pay across 340 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.