Establishment profile
UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.
61 TEXACO ROAD, MECHANICSBURG, PA, 17050
Operated by Universal Protective Packaging, Inc
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 251711889
Summary
UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $9,646 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 755 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 27 citations in this view · $9,646 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 3 | 2 | $2,522 | Oct 2003 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,138 | Apr 1995 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $796 | Jun 1999 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $460 | Oct 2003 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $340 | Apr 1995 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 2 | 2 | $225 | Jun 1999 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $725 | Apr 1995 | Apr 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $725 | Apr 1995 | Apr 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 1995 | Apr 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $455 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $455 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | $340 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $325 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $325 | Apr 1995 | Apr 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $290 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
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 3261 within PA. Peer group: 755 employers. This establishment has 35 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 55 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2023
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2023 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.. 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 UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-07-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-07-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-03 | Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-11-17 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $3,370 | |
| 2010-03-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-09-26 | Planned | 17 | 14 | $3,635 | |
| 1999-06-08 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-05-27 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $341 | |
| 1995-03-22 | Planned | 8 | 6 | $2,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Universal Protective Packaging, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Universal Protective Packaging, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $9,646 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. UNIVERSAL PROTECTIVE PACKAGING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.15 compared to an industry average of 1.8.