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CKS Packaging, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Worth, Texas · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

10inspections
20citation items
$30,455current penalties
Jun 4, 2024last inspection

Since 2002, OSHA inspectors have visited CKS Packaging, Inc. in Texas 10 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 4, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Fort Worth.

In all, OSHA issued 20 citation items: 13 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $56,677; today they stand at $30,455, 46% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.95 (noise), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. CKS Packaging, Inc. averages $4,929 across 5 cited inspections.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

CKS Packaging, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2002 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347529661 OPENED JUN 4, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed May 27, 2025

109 W. Felix, Fort Worth, TX 76115 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$990$990Jun 10, 2024Final

Inspection 347536187 OPENED JUN 4, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2024

109 W. Felix, Fort Worth, TX 76115 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$990$594Jun 10, 2024Final

Inspection 346372501 OPENED DEC 5, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Feb 17, 2023

5651 Alliance Gateway Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76179 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$13,394$8,036Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.10(a) · Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss
Other-than-serious$2,232$1,339Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$1,253$752Feb 10, 2023Final

Inspection 346112667 OPENED JUL 29, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 145 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2022

2818 Merrell Road, Dallas, TX 75229 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345563175 OPENED OCT 5, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 143 employees at the site · Closed Nov 24, 2021

109 W. Felix, Fort Worth, TX 76115 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 19, 2021Final

Inspection 343933404 OPENED APR 16, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2,500 employees at the site · Closed Jul 22, 2019

109 W. Felix, Fort Worth, TX 76115 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343690905 OPENED JAN 3, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2,600 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2019

2818 Merrell Road, Dallas, TX 75229 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 26, 2018: Employee amputates two fingertips on trimmer

At 8:15 p.m. on December 26, 2018, Employee#1 was checking Uniloy trimmer Number 4 because the motor was not working. The trimmer released its stored energy and amputated the employee's middle and index fingertips. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$12,934$12,934Jan 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$12,934$0Jan 22, 2019Final

Inspection 309545804 OPENED OCT 19, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 107 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2008

2818 Merrell Rd, Dallas, TX 75229 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$1,700$0Feb 21, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$1,700$850Feb 21, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,700$850Feb 21, 2008Closed
2 older inspections

Inspection 309537264 OPENED MAR 14, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2006

2818 Merrell Rd, Dallas, TX 75229 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$1,225$735Jun 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,225$735Jun 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,225$735Jun 29, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,225$735Jun 29, 2006Closed

Inspection 304274111 OPENED NOV 25, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 2002

109 W. Felix St., Fort Worth, TX 76115 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$975$585Dec 5, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(f) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$975$585Dec 5, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 5, 2002Closed

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 Dallas site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 153 workers: 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
CKS Dallas
Dallas · 2025
153 100.52.6
CKS Fort Worth
Fort Worth · 2025
128 110.52.6
Tpi
Fort Worth · 2025
49 000.02.6
CKS Hiland Dairy
Dallas · 2025
24 102.72.6
CKS Alliance
Fort Worth · 2025
21 207.32.6
CKS Borden Dallas
Dallas · 2022
32 000.02.6
07 - Dallas Plant
Dallas · 2019
165 502.62.6
10 - Fort Worth Plant
Fort Worth · 2019
151 512.82.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Dec 26, 2018, Dallas: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was clearing a jam in a trimmer machine when the machine cycled and caught his fingers. He suffered amputations to his right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.10 · Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss

29 CFR 1904.10(a)

(a) Basic requirement. If an employee's hearing test (audiogram) reveals that the employee has experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, you must record the case on the OSHA 300 Log.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(d)

(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in Texas

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