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Bagcraft Packaging: OSHA inspections and violations

Baxter Springs, Kansas · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · NAICS 322220

1inspections
3citation items
$20,095current penalties
Jan 28, 2022last inspection

Bagcraft Packaging has one OSHA inspection on record in Kansas.

OSHA opened it on Jan 28, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Baxter Springs.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $26,932 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,095, down 25%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Bagcraft Packaging averages $20,095 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Bagcraft Packaging also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bagcraft Packaging: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345753552 OPENED JAN 28, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 2022

3400 Bagcraft Blvd, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$6,215$4,972Mar 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$14,502$10,151Mar 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$6,215$4,972Mar 9, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Baxter Springs site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 297 workers: 0.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bagcraft Packaging-Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs · 2025
297 200.62.1

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4)

(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)

(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.

Other paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing employers in Kansas

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.