Establishment profile
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
4240 BANDINI BLVD, VERNON, CA, 90058
Operated by Packaging Corporation of America · 1 of 150 establishments
322211 — Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
EIN 364277050
Summary
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $50,770 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 306 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $50,770 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3314(C) | 2 | 2 | $31,500 | May 2019 | Aug 2023 |
| 4002(A) | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 3314(L)(1) | 1 | 1 | $560 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 5163 B | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $210 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 5194 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1430.1 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within CA. Peer group: 306 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 149 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
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- 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 →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2018 | Amputation,Caught In,Cutting,Electric Motor,Energized,Finger,Forming Machine,Rotating Parts | 1 | — | — | |
| Jan 2, 1992 | BURN,HEAT,WORK RULES,CLEANING,DETERGENT,ARM,OVERHEATED,FACE,PUMP,HOT WATER | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 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 CA — for Packaging Corporation of America, not this location alone
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.). 5 cases · 2 ULP · 3 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-RC-330571 | Representation election | Nov 2023 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
| 32-RC-305662 | Representation election | Oct 2022 | Jun 2023 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 20-CA-268544 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2020 | Dec 2020 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-262337 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2020 | Aug 2020 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 21-RC-179950 | Representation election | Jul 2016 | Aug 2016 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-02 | Accident | 3 | 2 | $32,060 | |
| 2018-12-26 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $18,210 | |
| 1994-11-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-01-06 | Accident | 4 | 1 | $500 |
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
Other employers in corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INTERNATIONAL PAPERTRACY — 3 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYMODESTO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TEMPLE-INLAND INC.TRACY — 3 federal enforcement records
- SACRAMENTO CONTAINER CORPORATIONMCCLELLAN — 3 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYBUENA PARK — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACIFIC SOUTHWEST CONTAINER, LLCMODESTO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINERFULLERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GABRIEL CONTAINERSANTA FE SPRINGS — 2 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYANAHEIM — 2 federal enforcement records
- Packaging Corporation of AmericaLos Angeles — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Packaging Corporation of America, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAVINCENNES, IN — 4 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICARICHMOND, VA — 4 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAGAS CITY, IN — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAHARRISONBURG, VA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAARLINGTON, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICACOUNCE, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAFILER CITY, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICALANDISVILLE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAWALLULA, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAMANISTEE, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Packaging Corporation of America locationsParent rollup
- Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Corrugated and Solid in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $50,770 in total penalties.
- How does PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA operates in the corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 1.96 compared to an industry average of 1.7.