SWEETWATER PAPER BOARD CO
5700 PAPERMILL RD, AUSTELL, GA 30001 · NAICS 322130 Paperboard Mills
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Inspection records
Aug 9, 1987#101275980Aug 9, 1987FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#101275980$1501 viol.1 violation$150 in penalties
Inspection #101275980
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1987
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 95
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $150
- Site Address
- P.o. Box 665, Austell, GA 30001
- Industry
- 322130 Paperboard Mills
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 killed when forklift overturns
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $150 | Mar 9, 1988 | - | - |
Apr 10, 1984#1213990Apr 10, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#1213990$3605 viol.5 violations$360 in penalties
Inspection #1213990
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 1984
- Closed
- Jul 11, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $360
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- 5700 Papermill Rd, Austell, GA 30001
- Industry
- 322130 Paperboard 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $180 | $180 | May 3, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $180 | $180 | May 3, 1984 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.261 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills OSHA citation code: 19100261 K11 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 24, 1984 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 23, 1984 | - | - |
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About 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.
2 inspections, 1984 to 1987. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Paper Manufacturing, 6,023 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.