MEADWESTVACO CORP. - COVINGTON PAPER MILL
104 E. RIVERSIDE STREET, COVINGTON, VA 24426 · NAICS 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
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Inspection records
Jan 30, 2014#317477396Jan 30, 2014Programmed Other (K) · Complete scope, Safety#317477396$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317477396
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2014
- Closed
- May 8, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies from heart attack
Oct 23, 2012#316761576Oct 23, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316761576$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316761576
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 2012
- Closed
- Apr 19, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 24, 2012#316309673Jan 24, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316309673$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316309673
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 24, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 26, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 18, 2007#311441695Sep 18, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#311441695$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311441695
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 2007
- Contested
- Feb 7, 2008
- Final Order
- Feb 25, 2008
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,238
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IIIA | Other | 200 | 200 | $1,875 | $0 | Mar 12, 2008 | Feb 7, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV | Other | 200 | 200 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2008 | Feb 7, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 |
Jul 9, 2007#311289375Jul 9, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#311289375$7,80014 viol.14 violations$7,800 in penalties
Inspection #311289375
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 25, 2007
- Closed
- Jan 15, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,350
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,800
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,625 | $975 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B02 | Serious | 7 | 30 | $0 | $975 | Nov 22, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Serious | 50 | 80 | $1,625 | $975 | Jan 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,625 | $975 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,625 | $975 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 H03 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $1,625 | $0 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A04 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | $975 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $1,625 | $975 | Sep 7, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 13, 2007#310897459Mar 13, 2007Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#310897459$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310897459
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 2007
- Closed
- Mar 13, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,450
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 104 E. Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 2007 to 2014. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Paper Manufacturing, 6,398 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.