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BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED

20 JAYCEE DRIVE, HAZLETON, PA, 18202
Operated by Bemis Company, Inc · 1 of 20 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 25 years
Violations
12
$11,469 in penalties
Penalties
$11,469
$956 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $11,469 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 756 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$11,469
$956 avg / violation
58% serious42% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $11,469 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0027 B01 III11$3,094Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,475Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 IIB11$2,250May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,000Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$975Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$925Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1904.0004 A11$750May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0911Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III11Jun 2007Jun 2007

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

76th

Above average violations in NAICS 3261 within PA. Peer group: 756 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
83rd
peer median: $1,773
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.3
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 401 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
3
Referral
2

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) · Apr 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 17, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2007Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Bemis Company, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Bemis Company, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 7 cases · 7 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-215775Unfair labor practiceMar 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-037475Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Dec 2011ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035079Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Apr 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034918Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Jan 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034465Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006May 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034012Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Apr 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-033999Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Jul 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
3
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$8,500

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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 · $8,500 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BEMIS COMPANY INC.
20 JAYCEE DR · HAZLETON, PA, 18202
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
51$8,500Feb 2025View →

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 BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-07-16Referral53$5,569
2011-05-13Referral0$0
2010-12-27Complaint21$3,000
2007-04-09Planned42$1,925
2001-06-18Complaint11$975
2001-06-18Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bemis Company, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bemis Company, Inc across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other plastics product manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Bemis Company, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED 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 Bemis Company, Inc, which operates 20 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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Frequently asked

What is BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $11,468.75 in total penalties.
How does BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. BEMIS COMPANY INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 1.25 compared to an industry average of 1.8.