Establishment profile
APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY
5601 WALWORTH AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44102
Operated by Apex Paper Box Co · 1 of 4 establishments
EIN 340070280
Summary
APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $430 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,427 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY 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,
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 · 12 citations in this view · $430 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $290 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 85,427 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 63 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. 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 APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APEX PAPER BOX CO 5601 WALWORTH AVENUE · CLEVELAND, OH, 44102 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2002 | 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 APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-06-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-10-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-01-22 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $240 | |
| 1976-02-10 | Complaint | 6 | — | $130 | |
| 1974-02-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-01-29 | Follow-up | 3 | — | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Apex Paper Box Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Apex Paper Box Co across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Apex Paper Box Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BOXIT CORPORATIONCLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- FAIRVIEW PAPER BOX CORPORATIONWARSAW, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- APEX PAPER BOX COMPANYCLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Apex Paper Box Co locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY 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 Apex Paper Box Co, which operates 4 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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- What is APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- APEX PAPER BOX COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $430 in total penalties.