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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA

4420 WEST 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84120
Operated by Packaging Corporation of America · 1 of 150 establishments
EIN 364277050

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OSHA inspections
2
over 34 years
Violations
5
$2,020 in penalties
Penalties
$2,020
$404 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $2,020 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17,880 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 30 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$2,020
$404 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $2,020 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,225Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0027 D01 II11$265Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0311$265Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211$265Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1020.0140211Aug 1995Aug 1995

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. Peer group: 17,880 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 1

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
0.5
vs industry
TRIR
0.5
vs industry

Reported for 189 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

Planned
1
Accident
1

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 PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 14, 1995DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,POINT OF OPERATION11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 30+ years. Most recent activity: 30 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 PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in UT — for Packaging Corporation of America, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Packaging Corporation of America 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-CA-246410Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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 PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$17K
Awards (all-time)
4

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1995-07-17Accident52$2,020
1992-06-08Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA is one of 150 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Packaging Corporation of America.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Packaging Corporation of America across all 150 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Packaging Corporation of America, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 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 Packaging Corporation of America, which operates 150 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 PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $2,020 in total penalties.