Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
WestRock
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol WRK)
Headquartered in:
Virginia
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Specific Industry:
packaging
Penalty total since 2000:
$27,392,352
Number of records:
254
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| employment-related offenses | $19,330,511 | 47 |
| environment-related offenses | $6,118,690 | 82 |
| safety-related offenses | $1,943,151 | 125 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| wage and hour violation | $8,612,603 | 5 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $7,750,000 | 1 |
| environmental violation | $6,118,690 | 82 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $1,814,001 | 115 |
| labor relations violation | $1,533,432 | 34 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
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Individual Penalty Records:
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock-Tenn | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $8,500,000 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation | benefit plan administrator violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,750,000 |
| WESTVACO CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $1,600,000 |
| STONE CONTAINER CORP | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $950,000 |
| STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $835,000 |
| RockTenn Services Company, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $500,000 |
| Stone Container Corp. | environmental violation | 2004 | VA-ENV | $475,000 |
| Rock-Tenn Services | employment discrimination | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $441,976 |
| Mead Corporation | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $400,000 |
| SMURFIT STONE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $325,000 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | IL-AG | (*) $313,940 |
| STONE CONTAINER CORP., A SUBSIDIARY OF SSCC | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $231,000 |
| Stone Container Corp. | environmental violation | 2001 | OH-ENV | $218,400 |
| Westrock Texas, L.P. | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $216,675 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $201,900 |
| RockTenn Company | employment discrimination | 2016 | EEOC | $187,500 |
| Smurfit-Stone Enterprises, Inc. (Fresno) | labor relations violation | 2016 | NLRB | $168,564 |
| Rock-Tenn Company | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $160,000 |
| WESTROCK COMPANY OF TEXAS | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $130,482 |
| Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Longview | environmental violation | 2004 | WA-ENV | $130,014 |
| Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (U.S.) | employment discrimination | 2005 | EEOC | $120,000 |
| WESTVACO CORP | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $117,910 |
| Mead Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $107,700 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $97,931 |
| SMURFIT NEWSPRINT COMPANY | environmental violation | 2000 | OR-ENV | $96,280 |
| WEST ROCK CP, LLC (FORMERLY ROCKTENN) | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $95,000 |
| Southern Container, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $89,635 |
| Smurfit Stone Container Enterprises Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | AL-ENV | $75,000 |
| MeadWestvaco Coated Board, LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | AL-ENV | $74,500 |
| Smurfit Stone Corporation | labor relations violation | 2011 | NLRB | $63,000 |
| Smurfit Stone Container | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $59,000 |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $58,537 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $57,000 |
| Smurfit Stone Corp. | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $54,226 |
| RTS PACKAGING LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $51,050 |
| Rock-Tenn, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $50,000 |
| Rock Tenn, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $50,000 |
| Longview Fibre Company | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $43,000 |
| Mead Containerboard Division | environmental violation | 2002 | AL-ENV | $40,000 |
| KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | SC-ENV | $40,000 |
| Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Longview | environmental violation | 2004 | WA-ENV | $36,500 |
| RockTenn CP LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | SC-ENV | $36,000 |
| SMURFIT STONE RECYCLING | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $35,000 |
| RockTenn CP, LLC | environmental violation | 2011 | VA-ENV | $33,033 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | environmental violation | 2002 | WA-ENV | $32,500 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $30,000 |
| KAPSTONE INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $28,950 |
| WestRock Virginia Corp. | environmental violation | 2016 | VA-ENV | $28,788 |
| ROCK-TENN COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $28,250 |
| Mead Westvaco Corp. | railroad safety violation | 2001 | FRA | $28,000 |
| ROCK-TENN COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $28,000 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $27,500 |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $27,247 |
| KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC | environmental violation | 2019 | SC-ENV | $27,100 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $26,500 |
| WEST ROCK PACKAGING | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $25,800 |
| KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORP | environmental violation | 2004 | MA-ENV | $25,750 |
| Mead Westvaco Packaging | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| MEADWESTVACO SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $24,255 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. | environmental violation | 2005 | OR-ENV | $24,000 |
| WestRock Texas, L.P. | environmental violation | 2020 | TX-ENV | $23,700 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $23,560 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $23,100 |
| MeadWestvaco Corp. | railroad safety violation | 2007 | FRA | $23,000 |
| MeadWestvaco Texas, L.P. | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $22,689 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $22,100 |
| Stone Container Corp. dba Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. | environmental violation | 2003 | OH-ENV | $21,600 |
| MEADWESTVACO COATED BOARD, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $21,500 |
| MeadWestvaco Texas, L.P. | environmental violation | 2004 | TX-ENV | $21,429 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $20,305 |
| RockTenn CP, LLC | employment discrimination | 2014 | EEOC | $20,000 |
| Jefferson Smurf Corporation Phila., Trucking Division | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| Mead Containerboard | environmental violation | 2002 | AL-ENV | $20,000 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES INC | environmental violation | 2008 | SC-ENV | $20,000 |
| Southern Container | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $19,490 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $19,290 |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | environmental violation | 2003 | WA-ENV | $18,750 |
| SMURFIT NEWSPRINT CORP. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $18,150 |
| KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $18,015 |
| Smurfit Stone Consumer Packaging Division | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $18,000 |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $18,000 |
| SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| WESTROCK CONVERTING LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| WESTROCK | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $17,595 |
| Mead Containerboard | environmental violation | 2000 | AL-ENV | $17,500 |
| Mead Westvaco Packaging | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $16,800 |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | environmental violation | 2012 | AL-ENV | $16,000 |
| Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Longview | environmental violation | 2005 | WA-ENV | $16,000 |
| SMURFIT-STONE | environmental violation | 2001 | FL-DEP | $15,980 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $15,525 |
| JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORP US | environmental violation | 2003 | IN-ENV | $15,200 |
| Rock-Tenn Company (Folding Carton Division) | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $15,000 |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $15,000 |
| WESTROCK CP, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $15,000 |
| SOUTHERN CONTAINER CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $14,625 |
| SOUTHERN CONTAINER, LTD | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $14,450 |
| ROCKTENN | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $14,280 |
| Meadwestvaco Corporation Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $14,013 |
| Smurfit Stone Container Enterprises Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | AL-ENV | $13,700 |
