Longview Paper Mill Fined $77K for Worker Safety Violations

Nippon fined $77K for ‘near-miss’ incident where worker fell into scalding hot stock

LONGVIEW — State workplace safety regulators fined Nippon Dynawave Packaging more than $77,000 for an incident in which a worker was covered in hot paper pulp and dangerously close to being engulfed.

Longview paper mill fined $77K for worker safety violations

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The owners of the same Southwest Washington paper mill that imploded in May when a chemical tank failed have now been cited for a separate worker safety complaint. The Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview has been fined $77,800 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries after the agency [...]

Nippon Dynawave Faces $77,800 in Fines Following Separate Workplace Safety Investigation

LONGVIEW, WA — Nippon Dynawave is facing $77,800 in fines following a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) investigation into an April 2026 incident in which a worker nearly became engulfed in hot pulp at