Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes in 2019


31 Dec 2019: Marcal paper mill reopening nearly a year after devastating fire
30 Dec 2019: Shooting reported near Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Choctaw County, Alabama
24 Dec 2019: Fire breaks out at Webster Parish IP facility in Lousiana
20 Dec 2019: Graphic Packaging contractor dies after forklift accident
20 Dec 2019: Former Grand Rapids, Minn. NHL player dies after injury at paper mill
19 Dec 2019: Crews battle kiln fire at WestRock facility
19 Dec 2019: Fire at Weyerhaeuser facility
10 Dec 2019: Worker injured at Resolute facility
10 Dec 2019: Contract worker injured in Georgia Pacific Clarendon, South Carolina facility explosion
10 Dec 2019: Former NHL player seriously injured on job at Grand Rapids, Minn. paper mill
09 Dec 2019: Fire at ST Tissue facility
04 Dec 2019: Fire at Graphic Packaging facility in Ohio
03 Dec 2019: Fire at Sonoco Paper Mill in Ontario
26 Nov 2019: Worker dies from injuries suffered in Gorham mill accident
19 Nov 2019: Worker killed in 'industrial accident' near PCA South Georgia paper mill
15 Nov 2019: Fire at Domtar facility
11 Nov 2019: Log truck driver killed in crash
06 Nov 2019: Fire at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation facility in Hanceville, Ala.
05 Nov 2019: Driver injured when tractor-trailer rolls near Verso mill in Jay, Maine
28 Oct 2019: Maryland officials investigate leak in Upper Potomac River near shuttered paper mill
25 Oct. 2019: 5 workers evaluated after fire at Quad/Graphics facility in Sussex, Wisconsin
14 Oct. 2019: Cause of Va. WestRock fire under investigation
11 Oct 2019: Pipe break at Finch Paper spills 2 million gallons of wastewater into Hudson River
04 Oct 2019: Fire at WestRock facility
02 Oct 2019: Fire at International Paper Cantonment, Fla. mill
17 Sep 2019: Fire at Louisiana-Pacific facility in Wisconsin
12 Sep 2019: Man dies after being hospitalized while doing contract work at Clearwater Paper mill
10 Sep 2019: Sonoco employee continues treatment for burns suffered
09 Sep 2019: Report details moments before plane carrying Graphic Packaging CEO, employees crashed
03 Sep 2019: Demolition starts at iconic paper mill destroyed by fire
03 Sep 2019: Fire at Pratt mill in Staten Island, N.Y.
03 Sep 2019: Woman drives forklift through Universal Forest Products facility causing $20K in damage
30 Aug 2019: Firefighters respond to fire at Quad/Graphics facility
30 Aug 2019: Fire at Crofton mill snuffed out quickly
30 Aug 2019: Explosion reported at Weyerhaeuser facility
30 Aug 2019: Two firefighters injured after fire at Old Town, Maine mill
23 Aug 2019: International Paper facility in Moses Lake, Washington on lockdown after threat
23 Aug 2019: Graphic Packaging passengers walk away uninjured after plane bursts into flames at airport
20 Aug 2019: Fire at Appvion mill
20 Aug 2019: Fire at Pratt facility
15 Aug 2019: Crews called to chemical fire at King's Lynn Palm Paper mill
15 Aug 2019: Fire Chief debating contacting Ministry over 'dangerous fires' at Cascades paper mill
09 Aug 2019: Fire at Essity Middletown, Ohio mill
06 Aug 2019: Fire leaves no injuries or major damage at Georgia Pacific facility in Warrenton, Ga.
02 Aug 2019:Fire department assists Domtar fire crews fighting a smouldering fire
31 Jul 2019: All clear given following bomb threat at Georgia Pacific facility near Quanah, Texas
29 Jul 2019: One killed, seven injured in gas pipeline explosion at mill in Narayanganj, Bangladesh
29 Jul 2019: Two workers hurt working on LSC Communications facility roof
26 Jul 2019: Smurfit Kappa reveals more details of Aylesford Townsend Hook mill fire
25 Jul 2019: No injuries after gas leak at Georgia-Pacific paper mill
23 Jul 2019: Fire at Rayonier Chip Mill in Georgia
22 Jul 2019: Worker Severely Burned, and Graphic Packaging International Faces $211,400 in Fines
19 Jul 2019: Worker dies after explosion at Pratt facility
19 Jul 2019: Fire at Georgia-Pacific facility in Palatka, Florida
15 Jul 2019: ND Paper Old Town mill fire caused by boiler igniting 'smudge,' spokesperson says
12 Jul 2019: No injuries after an explosion at the Roseburg Forest Products facility in Louisiana
11 Jul 2019: Man Airlifted After Suffering Burn Injuries At International Paper In Cantonment, Fla.
11 Jul 2019: No production time lost at Port Hawkesbury Paper despite fire
10 Jul 2019: Fatality confirmed at Interfor facility in Oregon
05 Jul 2019: Sonoco employee badly hurt on the job
01 Jul 2019: West Virginia officials ID victim in fatal logging accident
21 Jun 2019: Injured firefighters expected to be released today after fire at Port Hawkesbury Paper
19 Jun 2019: Worker injured on Weyerhaeuser land in Oregon
18 Jun 2019: Norbord reports fire near High Level, Alberta OSB mill
12 Jun 2019: Cause of Massive Fire at Iconic Paper Mill Remains a Mystery
11 Jun 2019: Firefighters respond to Verso in Wisconsin Rapids
11 Jun 2019: Legionella victims to file a complaint against Stora Enso
07 Jun 2019: Fire at Monadnock Paper Mills
07 Jun 2019: Fire at Ahlstrom-Munksjo facility in Kentucky
07 Jun 2019: Court allows class action against International Paper Co. over alleged 'black liquor' injuries
07 Jun 2019: Waco, Texas firefighters respond to fire at Sonoco facility
05 Jun 2019: Firefighters respond to fire at Resolute Forest Products facility
05 Jun 2019: Georgia-Pacific won't rebuild Thomson, Georgia facility
04 Jun 2019: Fire at International Paper facility in El Paso, Texas
03 Jun 2019: Tolko's Athabasca division in Alberta suspends operations due to wildfire
31 May 2019: Crews battle fire at Georgia-Pacific particle board facility in Thomson, Georgia
29 May 2019: OSHA, GBI investigating death of woman at East Dublin, Georgia WestRock facility
29 May 2019: Fire crews called to paper mill fire for second time in two months
22 May 2019: Firefighters battle blaze at Orora packaging facility in Australia
20 May 2019: All Muskogee Georgia-Pacific Workers Can Return To Work After Fire
15 May 2019: Muskogee, Okla. firefighters battle blaze at Georgia-Pacific facility, one injury reported
10 May 2019: Fine for death of three Western Forest Products' workers criticized as inadequate
09 May 2019: Fire damages warehouse at Graphic Packaging facility
30 Apr 2019: Marcal Paper fire: CEO 'exploring options' for a restart in Elmwood Park, N.J.
29 Apr 2019: Non-functioning life jacket cited as factor in 2017 Tolko Kelowna millworker drowning
29 Apr 2019: Fire breaks out at WestRock facility in South Carolina
22 Apr 2019: Fire extinguished at Kimberly-Clark facility in New Milford, Conn.
19 Apr 2019: Fire put out at Ahlstrom-Munksjo Kaukauna paper mill
18 Apr 2019: Employees evacuated, no injuries reported after fire at Green Bay Packaging
17 Apr 2019: Fire at WestRock facility in Ohio
15 Apr 2019: No injuries following Graphic Packaging fire in Battle Creek, Michigan
12 Apr 2019: 50 firefighters tackle large blaze at Saica paper mill in Trafford, UK
12 Apr 2019: Fire at International Paper facility in Virginia
12 Apr 2019: Fire at Cenveo facility in Pennsylvania
12 Apr 2019: Fire at International Paper facility in Yuma, Arizona
12 Apr 2019: Fire causes extensive damage to Louisiana-Pacific facility in North Carolina
04 Apr 2019: Fire at Tolko mill quickly doused
01 Apr 2019: Fire at Georgia-Pacific facility
25 Mar 2019: Machine that led to layoffs at Pixelle Chillicothe, Ohio mill to be repaired
25 Mar 2019: Fire at Graphic Packaging facility deemed suspicious
22 Mar 2019: J.D. Irving fined $80K in 2016 death of Sussex sawmill worker
21 Mar 2019: Crews Knock Down Flames At WestRock Recycling Facility In St. Paul, Minn.
21 Mar 2019: Pixelle lays off 80 employees after fire at Chilpaco mill in Ohio
20 Mar 2019: Firefighters respond to Essity Tissue facility
19 Mar 2019: Crews battle fire for hours at WestRock facility
18 Mar 2019: Fire at Resolute mill
12 Mar 2019: Fire halts work at Resolute facility
12 Mar 2019: Blaze at Quad plant
08 Mar 2019: Vapors send workers to hospital at GP facility
04 Mar 2019: WestRock employee suffers shock
28 Feb 2019: Huhtamaki Waterville, Maine mill nears return to full production after fire
26 Feb 2019: Pinnacle Renewable Energy suspends production at its Entwistle facility in Canada
26 Feb 2019: Fire breaks out at one of the remaining Marcal Paper buildings
22 Feb 2019: UPM paper mill death lands two companies with fines totaling £700,000
18 Feb 2019: Fire at G-P warehouse
18 Feb 2019: Gas poisoning kills 7 at China mill
18 Feb 2019: Worker 'burned to death' at paper mill in Bangladesh
15 Feb 2019: Blaze at DS Smith facility
11 Feb 2019: Multiple departments respond to fire at IP facility
04 Feb 2019: Fire at Kruger facility in Ontario
01 Feb 2019: Fire guts facility associated with Columbia Pulp
31 Jan 2019: Historic mill destroyed
30 Jan 2019: Huge response for fire at Huhtamaki facility
25 Jan 2019: Equipment malfunction starts fire at LSC facility
18 Jan 2019: Woman crushed leg in accident at IP facility
17 Jan 2019: Fire at Catalyst mill
10 Jan 2019: Four contractors taken to hospital after chemical released at Verso mill
07 Jan 2019: Contractor dies in accident on JD Irving land