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PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA

N9090 COUNTY HIGHWAY E, TOMAHAWK, WI, 54487
Operated by Packaging Corporation of America · 1 of 151 establishments
322122Newsprint Mills
EIN 364277050

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OSHA inspections
9
over 31 years
Violations
53
$173,924 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has accumulated 53 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $173,924 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 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 15 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 (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
9
0.3 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
53
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$173,924
$3,282 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 9
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 9

78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 24 citations in this view · $151,932 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$21,125Oct 1995Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$20,725May 2006Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0024 F22$12,375Aug 2011Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$165Oct 1995Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$16,500Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II I11$11,292Dec 2024Dec 2024
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 XIVB11$7,000Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 A03 II11$7,000Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VIC11$7,000Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$5,250Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$5,250Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$5,250Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0213 A1211$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 B0111$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0068 C07 II B11$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0213 A0911$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I11$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0261 E12 II11$4,125Sep 2013Sep 2013

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3221 within WI. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 53 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $8,433
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
0.9
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 428 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
1
Complaint
3
Accident
1
Referral
3

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) · Apr 2022 – Oct 2024

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall through surface or existing opening 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
Oct 16, 2024Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Multiple trunk locationsHospitalized
Apr 13, 2022Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feetLower leg(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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 29, 2008FLAMMABLE VAPORS,STRUCK AGAINST,WELDER,GAS,EXPLOSION,FALL,STRUCK BY,TANKFatality33

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
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 WI — for Packaging Corporation of America, not this location alone

Total cases
21
Unfair labor practice
21

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.). 21 cases · 21 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-239160Unfair labor practiceApr 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-188697Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Jul 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-188671Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Jul 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-066841Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-065265Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019762Unfair labor practiceApr 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019652Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019492Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018638Unfair labor practiceApr 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019336Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019335Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019216Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019215Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Mar 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019144Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018880Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018807Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Apr 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018804Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Mar 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-017870Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-017801Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-017677Unfair labor practiceMay 2005Jul 2006ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-016773Unfair labor practiceMar 2004Feb 2005ClosedRegion 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 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

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
2024-10-23Referral11$11,292
2013-05-01Referral0$0
2013-03-06Referral3620$135,870
2011-06-10Complaint1$0
2009-04-07Follow-up0$0
2008-07-29Accident64$22,500
2007-07-17Complaint1$0
2006-05-04Complaint21$887
1995-06-21Planned64$3,375

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 151 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 151 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 151 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 CORPORATION OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 53 violations and $173,923.7 in total penalties.
How does PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA operates in the newsprint mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 0.95 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA.