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SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY

4201 FRUITLAND AVE., VERNON, CA, 90058
Operated by Southland Box Company
322211Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
EIN 954293727

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OSHA inspections
9
over 32 years
Violations
45
$144,870 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 hospitalizations

Summary

SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $144,870 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 305 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
45
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$144,870
$3,219 avg / violation
31% serious69% other
Inspection trigger · accident
6 of 9
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 9

100% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $141,815 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203 A55$2,260Jun 1994May 2012
3314 C22$50,400Sep 2007Mar 2010
4075 A22$22,275Oct 2004Dec 2004
4070 A22$6,480Oct 2004Mar 2010
29 CFR 2340.002322$2,375Jul 1999Dec 2004
3314 H0322$1,750Sep 2007Mar 2010
3314 G22$1,750Sep 2007Mar 2010
29 CFR 2340.0022 B22$785Mar 2010May 2012
3273 A22$685Dec 2000May 2012
3314 A11$20,250Oct 2004Oct 2004
4002 A11$16,200Mar 2010Mar 2010
3328 G11$6,075Oct 2004Oct 2004
342 A11$5,000Oct 2004Oct 2004
3577 C11$2,250Dec 2004Dec 2004
3314 I11$850Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 2340.0012 A11$560May 2012May 2012
3663 G11$560May 2012May 2012
3212 A0111$500Jul 1999Jul 1999
4050 A11$405Mar 2010Mar 2010
3314 E11$405Mar 2010Mar 2010

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within CA. Peer group: 305 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $5,320
Inspection frequency
99th
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
5.4
vs industry
+3.7
TRIR
6.5
vs industry
+4.0

Reported for 99 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.5
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
3
Accident
6

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 SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY. 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
Nov 18, 2009ROTATING PARTS,MACHINE OPERATOR,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM,LOST BALANCE,HAND11
Nov 10, 2009ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,MACHINE OPERATOR,LOCKOUT1
Aug 24, 2007MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,BRAKE,FINGER,MECHANIC,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,PALLET,GEAR,MOTOR VEHICLE1
Sep 20, 2004CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FOOT CONTROL,CONVEYOR,PAPER,SPROCKET,TOE,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED,FOOT11
Jul 10, 2004SHOULDER,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,ROLLER--MACH/PART,ARM1
May 3, 1999BURN,SLIP,GRATING,HOT WATER,LEG11

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
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Southland Box Company, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
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 Southland Box Company 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-RC-326070Representation electionSep 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038925Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 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 SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SOUTHLAND BOX CO
4955 MAYWOOD AVE · VERNON, CA, 90058
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-05-18Complaint5$2,675
2009-12-02Accident53$17,460
2009-11-18Accident41$34,605
2007-08-27Accident51$21,550
2004-09-30Accident75$21,515
2004-07-16Accident94$44,770
2000-10-02Complaint3$375
1999-06-18Accident5$1,250
1993-12-30Complaint2$670

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southland Box Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southland Box Company across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Southland Box Company.

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Frequently asked

What is SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $144,870 in total penalties.
How does SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY operates in the corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. SOUTHLAND BOX COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 5.43 compared to an industry average of 1.7.