Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes in 2020
Dec 2020:
Report: Medflight Responding to Accident at Sofidel mill in Pickaway County, Ohio
Dec 2020:
Employee dies after incident at International Paper mill in Franklin, Virginia
Dec 2020:
Worker falls on pole after falling at Chillicothe, Ohio Pixelle paper mill
Dec 2020:
Fire at Inland Empire Paper Co. quickly contained
Nov 2020:
Firefighters battle structure fire at US Paper Mill in Menasha, Wisconsin
Nov 2020:
Overheated machinery likely cause of fire at Thunder Bay Resolute facility
Nov 2020:
Multiple crews respond to fire at Cascades facility
Nov 2020:
Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Fire At Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill In San Leandro, California
Nov 2020:
Fire at Schweitzer-Mauduit facility
Oct 2020:
Old Town, Maine ND Paper mill spills 30,000 gallons of pulping chemicals into river
Oct 2020:
Fire at Pixelle mill in Ohio
Oct 2020:
Worker death at West Fraser Hinton, B.C. pulp mill under investigation
Sep 2020:
Fire at Pratt mill
Sep 2020:
Norske Skog paper mill fined $1 million over workers' deaths
Sep 2020:
Fire destroys sawmill at Katahdin Forest Products in Oakfield
Sep 2020:
2 die in fire at Evergreen Packaging mill in Canton, N.C.
Sep 2020:
Fire at Sappi woodyard extinguished in Skowhegan
Sep 2020:
Fire reported at Sofidel mill in Ohio
Sep 2020:
Fire at Evergreen Packaging facility
Sep 2020:
Firefighters douse flames at Domtar pulp mill
Sep 2020:
Packaging Corp Evaluates Hurricane Impact on Louisiana Mill
Aug 2020:
No injuries after fire in paper compactor machine at R.R. Donnelley in St. Charles, Illinois
Aug 2020:
Veteran, contractor who died at Georgia-Pacific facility honored
Aug 2020:
Crews limit damage from fire at International Paper facility due to quick response
Aug 2020:
DNR investigates hundreds of Escanaba River fish deaths near Verso paper mill
Aug 2020:
Crews put out fire at Roseburg Forest Products facility
Aug 2020:
Electrical Fire At Graphic Packaging Facility Extinguished
Jul 2020:
Skowhegan, Maine firefighters respond to call at Sappi's Somerset Mill
Jul 2020:
Grand Rapids UPM paper mill fined in death of former NHLer Scot Kleinendorst
Jul 2020:
Man rescued from wood chip trailer
Jul 2020:
Crews battle overnight fire at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper
Jul 2020:
36 firefighters work to put out blaze at Roseburg Forest Products facility
Jul 2020:
Weyerhaeuser fined for worker injury in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
Jul 2020:
One flown to hospital after pit rescue at Pixelle facility
Jun 2020:
Equipment fire at Resolute facility destroys loader
Jun 2020:
Fire Marshal: Sprinkler system helps limit fire damage at Mooresville, N.C. WestRock facility
Jun 2020:
Third fire in less than a year at Pratt facility
Jun. 2020:
Worker killed in industrial accident at Green Bay Packaging construction site
Jun. 2020:
Fire at Roseburg Forest Products facility
Jun. 2020:
Man burned in accident sues Graphic Packaging mill for $15 million
Jun. 2020:
UFP Industries Reports Fire Damage at Ashburn, Georgia Facility
May 2020:
No injuries following fire at Twin Rivers facility
May 2020:
Sappi Europe reports a fire at its Alfeld Mill production site in Germany
May 2020:
Pinnacle pellet plant fire under investigation
May 2020:
OSHA inspection at Pixelle Jay, Maine paper mill continuing
May 2020:
Explosion at RR Donnelley facility in Wisconsin
May 2020:
Sonoco of Hartsville, S.C. employee hurt in workplace accident
Apr. 2020:
Fire crews battle industrial fire at San Group construction site in Port Alberni
Apr. 2020:
Fire at Pratt Industries facility
Apr. 2020:
Fire at IP facility in Pennsylvania
Apr. 2020:
No injuries at Domtar fire
Apr. 2020:
Investigators impressed with Pixelle Jay mill workers' bravery following explosion
Apr. 2020:
Firefighters battle blaze at National Gypsum Company in Alabama
Apr. 2020:
Crews respond to fire at International Paper in Garden City, Kansas
Apr. 2020:
Graphic Packaging West Monroe, La. mill damaged in Easter tornado
Apr. 2020:
Fire at Kimberly-Clark facility
Apr. 2020:
P&G Charmin facility ramping back up after fire
Mar. 2020:
International Paper fire investigation halted, waiting for OK from structural engineers
Mar. 2020:
"Extensive damage" following blaze at International Paper mill
Mar 2020:
No injuries reported in Georgia-Pacific mill fire
Mar. 2020:
Fire at International Paper facility
Mar. 2020:
Fire crews respond to blaze at Resolute Forest Products facility
Mar. 2020:
Bath, UK banknote printer fined £300k after worker's head trapped
Mar. 2020:
OSHA: Investigation into contractor death at Verso facility could take 6 months
Mar. 2020:
Worker dead after accidental fall at Louisiana Pacific Corporation facility in Michigan
Mar. 2020:
Muskogee, Oklahoma man charged with threat to shoot up Georgia-Pacific
Mar. 2020:
Update: OSHA investigating death of man after incident at Verso Wisconsin Rapids paper mill
Mar. 2020:
Officials investigating death at Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids
Feb. 2020:
Damage minimal following fire at Neenah Paper in Whiting, Wisconsin
Feb. 2020:
Three construction labourers killed, five injured in accident at Sirpur Paper Mills
Feb. 2020:
Crofton Paper Mill Works to Resume Production After Malware Infection
Feb. 2020:
Fire Breaks Out At JK Paper Mill In Rayagada
Feb. 2020:
Fire crews quickly contain fire at ND Paper Old Town, Maine paper mill
Feb. 2020:
Fatal accident at Valmet's site in Ovar, Portugal
Feb. 2020:
Firefighter sent to hospital during Arauco explosion to be released
Jan. 2020:
Explosion reported at ARAUCO in Grayling, Michigan
Jan. 2020:
Fire at Sofidel America in Green Bay, Wisconsin causes $250,000 in damage
Jan. 2020:
Fire at Metsä Tissue facility
Jan. 2020:
Fire at Twin Rivers Paper
Jan. 2020:
Rayonier AM fined $250,000 for workplace fatality