Establishment profile
ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC
2211 N 12 AVE, PARAGOULD, AR, 72450
Operated by Anchor Packaging · 1 of 3 establishments
326111 — Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
EIN 832948988
Summary
ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $34,550 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 73 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $34,550 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 E02 II | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0033 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | May 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3261 within AR. Peer group: 73 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 70 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) · Aug 2015 – May 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2017 | Amputation,Finger,Grinder,Lockout/Tagout | 1 | — | — | |
| Mar 23, 2014 | Electrical,ElectrocutedFatality | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANCHOR PACKAGING, INC. 1600 JONES RD · PARAGOULD, AR, 72450 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-07-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-01-19 | Referral | 5 | 1 | $15,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
| 2012-03-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-06-15 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $12,550 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Anchor Packaging.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Anchor Packaging across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics bag and pouch manufacturing within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ANCHOR PACKAGING LLCMARMADUKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEMIS COMPANY, INC.CROSSETT — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Anchor Packaging, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ANCHOR PACKAGING LLCMARMADUKE, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Anchor Packaging locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Bag and Pouch ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Bag and in ARIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC 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 Anchor Packaging, which operates 3 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC's OSHA violation history?
- ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $34,550 in total penalties.
- How does ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC operates in the plastics bag and pouch manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.21 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ANCHOR PACKAGING LLC.