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Boutwell Packaging, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing · NAICS 322219

1inspections
4citation items
$13,551current penalties
Aug 15, 2024last inspection

Boutwell Packaging, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Aug 15, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Fitchburg.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $19,359 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,551, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Boutwell Packaging, LLC averages $13,551 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

Boutwell Packaging, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347689788 OPENED AUG 15, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed Nov 26, 2024

251 Authority Drive, Fitchburg, MA 01420 · Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$11,292$7,904Sep 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Sep 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,067$5,647Sep 19, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 19, 2024Final

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 Fitchburg site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 78 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Boutwell Packaging Inc
Fitchburg · 2025
78 000.02.1

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The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(d)

(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

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