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PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA

31831 US-12, WALLULA, WA, 99363
Operated by Packaging Corporation of America · 1 of 150 establishments
423840Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 364277050

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OSHA inspections
10
over 8 years
Violations
5
$21,600 in penalties
Penalties
$21,600
$4,320 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $21,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 593 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PACKAGING CORPORATION 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, 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
10
1.3 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
5
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$21,600
$4,320 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 10

30% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 4238 within WA. Peer group: 593 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−0.6

Reported for 444 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
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

Complaint
1
Referral
5

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 CORPORATION OF AMERICA. 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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
10

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PACKAGING CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-16Referral22$10,800
2023-05-22Unprogrammed Related0$0
2021-08-09Complaint0$0
2021-05-18Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-05-29Referral22$8,400
2019-05-29Referral0$0
2018-05-23Referral0$0
2018-05-23Unprogrammed Related11$2,400
2018-04-25Referral0$0
2018-04-25Unprogrammed Related0$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 CORPORATION 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 employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACKAGING CORPORATION 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.

Frequently asked

What is PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $21,600 in total penalties.
How does PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA operates in the industrial supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.