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GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC

6845 PACKER DR - WAUSAU DIV, WAUSAU, WI, 54401
Operated by Green Bay Packaging · 1 of 14 establishments
322211Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 52 years
Violations
31
$28,915 in penalties
Penalties
$28,915
$933 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $28,915 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 204 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
7
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
31
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$28,915
$933 avg / violation
26% serious74% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

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. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $28,915 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$330Jan 1976Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$2,000Jan 1976Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$230Jan 1976Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0211$16,250Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11$2,250Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0511$2,250Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$2,000Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0067 C02 IX11$1,500Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0211$500Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$500Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$500Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$250Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$250Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$45Jan 1976Jan 1976
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$30Jan 1976Jan 1976
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$30Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0038 B0211Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 I11Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0411Jul 1997Jul 1997

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 204 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $5,000
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 110 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.9
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
2
Complaint
5

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) · Jul 2023

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet

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
Jul 10, 2023Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months 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 · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Nov 202512

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

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2025 – Nov 2025Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard MillsFMLA21

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 GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Green Bay Packaging, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

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 Green Bay 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-320087Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Jun 2024ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018979Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-017887Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Jul 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-017519Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Jun 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.9M
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.9M
Company-wide — GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC. (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0M
Awards (all-time)
73

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    R&D ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMBAT RATIONS - SECONDARY PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-29
    $1,887,813

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2010-09-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-01-11Planned32$2,200
1997-02-18Complaint166$26,500
1997-02-18Complaint1$0
1976-03-02Complaint1$0
1976-01-28Complaint1$50
1975-12-10Complaint8$135
1974-01-14Planned1$30

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Green Bay Packaging.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Green Bay Packaging across all 14 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Green Bay Packaging, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC 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 Green Bay Packaging, which operates 14 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 GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC's OSHA violation history?
GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $28,915 in total penalties.
How does GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC operates in the corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.