Establishment profile
PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC
3 OPPORTUNITY WAY, NEWBURYPORT, MA, 01950
424130 — Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $21,451 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · $21,451 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | $3,063 | Oct 1995 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 2 | 2 | $4,800 | Feb 2014 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 2 | 2 | $2,363 | Nov 1997 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $313 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $250 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $188 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1998 | Nov 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIG | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1997 | Nov 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4241 within MA. Peer group: 17 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 112 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 SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-26 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $10,000 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $7,200 | |
| 2004-10-27 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | |
| 1998-10-23 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $1,688 | |
| 1997-10-24 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $563 | |
| 1997-01-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-09-27 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $750 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- LANCASTER PACKAGING, INC.HUDSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MANSFIELD PAPER COMPANY, INC.WEST SPRINGFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- PACIFIC PACKAGING PRODUCTS, INC.WILMINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- B2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLCAGAWAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARROW PAPER CORPORATIONWILMINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPRINGFIELD CORRUGATED BOX CORP.AGAWAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- ACCUTECH PACKAGINGFOXBOROUGH — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $21,451 in total penalties.
- How does PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC operates in the industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.