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.
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 rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,934 | $12,934 | Jan 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $12,934 | $0 | Jan 22, 2019 | Final |
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.
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.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.