CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES is a folding paperboard box manufacturing employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $2,500 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES
555 N. TRIPP, #1, CHICAGO, IL, 60624
Parent: Caraustar Industries (2 locations)
322212 — Top companies in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
180 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Caraustar Industries.
Federal enforcement records on CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Caraustar Industries across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Caraustar Industries
- CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC — TACOMA, WA
Other employers in Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing within IL
- ACCORD CARTON CO — ALSIP — 2 federal records
- GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. — CAROL STREAM — 2 federal records
- COLBERT PACKAGING CORPORATION — LAKE FOREST — 2 federal records
- GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC — CENTRALIA — 1 federal record
- CARAUSTAR PACKAGING — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- M & M BOX PARTITIONS CO. — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP. — CAROL STREAM — 1 federal record
- SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION — JOLIET — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the folding paperboard box manufacturing industry in IL, CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES ranks in the 62th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 242 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 58th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.2 for the folding paperboard box manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.4. CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES's self-reported DART rate is 2.41, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 12 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES's OSHA violation history?
- CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $2,500 in total penalties.
- How does CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES operates in the folding paperboard box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES's self-reported DART rate is 2.41 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES resolves to the parent rollup Caraustar Industries, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIESoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.