Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes in 2017
28 Dec 2017:
Fire at WestRock facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee
28 Dec 2017:
Fire at Kruger facility in Tennessee
27 Dec 2017:
Clearwater Paper employee seriously injured on Christmas Day
14 Dec 2017:
Fire at Louisiana-Pacific facility
13 Dec 2017:
Fire at LSC Communications facility in Illinois
08 Dec 2017:
PCA contesting penalties in DeRidder explosion that killed 3 and injured 7
27 Nov 2017:
Fire crews respond to fire at Resolute paper mill
24 Nov 2017:
Fire reported at Quad Graphics in Burlington
21 Nov 2017:
Sofidel tissue mill fire in Leicester was started accidentally
21 Nov 2017:
Fire at the Twin Rivers Paper Company's Madawaska, Maine mill
21 Nov 2017:
Boiler system nearly catches fire at Resolute facility
17 Nov 2017:
Fire crews to remain at scene of Sofidel tissue factory blaze in Leicester all weekend
17 Nov 2017:
Massive fire burns former Lincoln paper mill
17 Nov 2017:
Former employee charged with arson in connection with Lincoln paper mill fires
17 Nov 2017:
Tolko commits to rebuild fire-damaged facility in Williams Lake
10 Nov 2017:
Seven hospitalized following incident at Pratt facility
07 Nov 2017:
Flare-ups continue at Tolko's Lakeview facility
06 Nov 2017:
9 hospitalized in Sweden after paper mill accident
06 Nov 2017:
Fire crews back at Tolko Lakeview division
03 Nov 2017:
Crews continue to fight a fire at Tolko's Lakeview facility
01 Nov 2017:
Port Townsend Paper Mill watching wood chip pile after stubborn fire
30 Oct 2017:
Closed G-P facility burns
27 Oct 2017:
Investigation continues after workers exposed to gases
12 Oct 2017:
Fire at Sappi mill in Maine
11 Oct 2017:
Explosion at pulp mill
09 Oct 2017:
Fire breaks out at Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo, Michigan
06 Oct 2017:
Fire at Resolute facility
27 Sep 2017:
Worker killed in boiler accident
22 Sep 2017:
Fortress Paper reports auxiliary system failure at its dissolving pulp mill
18 Sep 2017:
BillerudKorsnäs facility in Karlsborg now back to full production
18 Sep 2017:
Fire damages U.S. Paper Mills Corp. in Menasha
15 Sep 2017:
Worker falls through Sappi Cloquet roof
15 Sep 2017:
Large fire at Sonoco facility
14 Sep 2017:
Precautionary evacuation at Clearwater Paper facility
11 Sep 2017:
Fire at Mobile, Alabama Kimberly-Clark mill contained
06 Sep 2017:
Fire in BillerudKorsnäs Production Unit in Karlsborg Extinguished
06 Sep 2017:
Part of roof at Graphic Packaging facility falls onto baler, starts fire
31 Aug 2017:
Fire breaks out at PCA facility
31 Aug 2017:
Fire at WestRock facility extinguished
31 Aug 2017:
Crosby, Texas, Chemical Plant Explodes Twice, Arkema Group Says
28 Aug 2017:
Worker dies in fall at Rayonier AM facility
16 Aug 2017:
Appvion facility evacuated after chemical leak
07 Aug 2017:
Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished
06 Aug 2017:
Fire at Weyerhaeuser facility
31 Jul 2017:
Serious accident at Sappi mill
26 Jul 2017:
Fire at Corner Book Pulp and Paper
19 Jul 2017:
Another fire at KapStone facility
17 Jul 2017:
Kamloops fire crews respond to fire at Domtar landfill
17 Jul 2017:
Fire at Weyerhaeuser facility in Montana
17 Jul 2017:
Phoenix fire crews battle 2nd alarm fire at International Paper facility
13 Jul 2017:
Update: KapStone restarts paper machine after fire
12 Jul 2017:
Fire at KapStone Longview facility
11 Jul 2017:
After 48 hours, fire finally out at IP facility in Iowa
10 Jul 2017:
Georgia-Pacific Big Island mill contests violations issued after workplace death
09 Jul 2017:
Fire burns through the day at International Paper facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
06 Jul 2017:
Fire at PCA facility in Wisconsin
06 Jul 2017:
Domtar worker killed in accident identified
04 Jul 2017:
Fire at Georgia-Pacific facility in Kentucky
03 Jul 2017:
Worker killed at Domtar mill; 1 injured
27 Jun 2017:
WestRock facility cited in fatality
26 Jun 2017:
Accident reported at Rayonier AM facility
20 Jun 2017:
'Considerable damage' caused after fire at Kimberly-Clark Barrow paper mill
14 Jun 2017:
OSHA won't cite International Paper for Cantonment paper mill explosion
12 Jun 2017:
Domtar fined $50,000 for injured worker
01 Jun 2017:
Fire at Interfor facility
05 May 2017:
One killed in Georgia-Pacific mill accident
02 May 2017:
Several KapStone S.C. mill OSHA violations in two years prior to fatality
01 May 2017:
One killed, one injured in accident at KapStone mill in North Charleston, S.C.
01 May 2017:
Update on death at Verso facility
26 Apr 2017:
Father of worker killed in PCA DeRidder explosion files lawsuit
20 Apr 2017:
IP mill evacuated following fire
20 Apr 2017:
Update on PCA DeRidder explosion
09 Apr 2017:
Verso employee killed in accident
07 Apr 2017:
Fire crews containing 140 acre fire at Weyerhaeuser timber property
04 Apr 2017:
IP mill resumes full operations following blast
20 Mar 2017:
Crews douse fire at former Verso mill in Bucksport
15 Mar 2017:
Crews battle fire at Great Northern Paper site
13 Mar 2017:
Fire at Nippon Port Angeles, Washington facility
10 Mar 2017:
IP explosion: Preliminary findings released
02 Mar 2017:
Fire breaks out at DS Smith facility
28 Feb 2017:
Fire at Tolko facility
27 Feb 2017:
Workplace death at WestRock facility caused by explosion
23 Feb 2017:
Kraftliner production at International Paper's Cantonment mill could be down for three months
16 Feb 2017:
Hot spots under control following KapStone fire
15 Feb 2017:
Report: PCA explosion happened without fire
14 Feb 2017:
Update on explosion at IP mill
13 Feb 2017:
Blaze at KapStone Longview, Washington facility
10 Feb 2017:
Fire at Georgia-Pacific mill
09 Feb 2017:
Contractors killed in PCA DeRidder explosion identified
08 Feb 2017:
Man killed in UPM Shotton paper mill accident identified
08 Feb 2017:
Tolko mill reopens after fatal sinking
08 Feb 2017:
Three dead, seven hurt in PCA DeRidder containerboard mill explosion
06 Feb 2017:
Fire at Resolute facility
06 Feb 2017:
Worker alleges he was burned at Georgia-Pacific facility
06 Feb 2017:
Fatality at UPM Shotton paper mill
02 Feb 2017:
International Paper officials mum on explosion
01 Feb 2017:
J.D. Irving faces charges after worker's death at Sussex, N.B. mill
01 Feb 2017:
Body of man who died at Tolko mill recovered
31 Jan 2017:
Fatal boom boat incident at Kelowna, B.C. Tolko mill
31 Jan 2017:
Investigation into UPM mill fire
30 Jan 2017:
Blaze at Clearwater Paper facility in North Carolina
30 Jan 2017:
Fire breaks out at Soundview Paper mill
30 Jan 2017:
International Paper mill manager discusses explosion, future of Cantonment facility
26 Jan 2017:
Driver gets six years for killing contractor and injuring another near Georgia-Pacific
25 Jan 2017:
Update on International Paper explosion
24 Jan 2017:
Explosion at IP facility: Significant structural damage to largest pulp digester, power house
23 Jan 2017:
Explosion at IP facility
20 Jan 2017:
No injuries as third fire this month ignites at Domtar's Kamloops pulp mill
18 Jan 2017:
Another fire at Domtar facility in Kamloops, B.C.
18 Jan 2017:
Fire at Quad-Graphics facility in Wisconsin
17 Jan 2017:
Fire at Kaukauna, Wisconsin Expera mill
12 Jan 2017:
Fire at Quad/Graphics in Martinsburg, West Virginia
05 Jan 2017:
Fire at Domtar facility
03 Jan 2017:
Firefighters battle blaze at Ahlstrom Windsor Locks mill