Establishment profile
AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION
850 W. JAMES STREET, COLUMBUS, WI, 53925
Operated by American Packaging Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 232209850
Summary
AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $74,605 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 47 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 274 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2017
Most frequent event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2017 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2009 | MAINTENANCE,EXPLOSION,CHEMICALFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-19 | Accident | 6 | 6 | $12,000 | |
| 2009-10-19 | Referral | 31 | 26 | $62,500 | |
| 1992-04-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-14 | Planned | 10 | 6 | $105 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Packaging Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Packaging Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Bemis Company, Inc.Oshkosh — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROLAMINANEENAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- PROAMPAC, LLCNEENAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN PRINTPAK, INC.SUSSEX — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERNATIONAL CONVERTERKAUKAUNA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUPPLYONE WISCONSIN, LLCJACKSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEMIS CONVERTER FILMSOSHKOSH — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILPRINT INCOSHKOSH — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Packaging Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATIONROCHESTER, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All American Packaging Corporation locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 322All employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Packaging Corporation, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $74,605 in total penalties.
- Has AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION.