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EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC

2315 MILLER RD, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49001
Operated by Evergreen Packaging · 1 of 8 establishments
322220Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
EIN 208042663

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OSHA inspections
2
over 18 years
Violations
3
$2,250 in penalties
Penalties
$2,250
$750 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $2,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 29th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 171 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$2,250
$750 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

100% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $2,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
408.10722(1)11$1,750Aug 2024Aug 2024
29 CFR 1910.1001 K0211$500Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.1001 J0711Mar 2008Mar 2008

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

29th

Below average violations in NAICS 3222 within MI. Peer group: 171 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
50th
peer median: $2,250
Inspection frequency
42nd
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
0.6
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 154 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.6
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

Complaint
2

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 EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 60 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Apr 2012160

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

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 · 60 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2010 – Apr 2012Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container ManufacturingFMLA601

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 EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for Evergreen Packaging, not this location alone

Total cases
15
Unfair labor practice
15

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 Evergreen Packaging 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.). 15 cases · 15 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-248365Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-194082Unfair labor practiceMar 2017Apr 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-192982Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017Apr 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-192981Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017May 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-192980Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017May 2017ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-151910Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-117156Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-090096Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Oct 2013ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-076344Unfair labor practiceMar 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-072712Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Oct 2013ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-053337Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-053271Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-052531Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Feb 2010ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-050615Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan
07-CA-050614Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

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 EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
10
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$126,329

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 · $126,329 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
EVERGREEN PACKAGING INC.
2315 MILLER RD · KALAMAZOO, MI, 49001
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 10
22$126,329Oct 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 EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-17Complaint11$1,750
2008-02-12Complaint22$500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Evergreen Packaging.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Evergreen Packaging across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EVERGREEN 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 Evergreen Packaging, which operates 8 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 EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC's OSHA violation history?
EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $2,250 in total penalties.
How does EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC operates in the paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.6 compared to an industry average of 1.6.