OSHA has inspected Easypak, LLC 3 times in Massachusetts since 2016.
The latest one began on Aug 2, 2019 on a referral, in Leominster.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $22,201 and now stand at $19,955, 10% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Easypak, LLC averages $9,978 (2 cited inspections).
Easypak, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $23,460 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 29, 2019: Employee incurs broken bones, concussion in fall from ladder
At 10:00 a.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was standing on a ladder troubleshooting a wireless node when a coworker operating a powerd industrial truck (PIT) struck the ladder causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee incurred broken bones and a concussion and required hospitalization.
Incident on Feb 25, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated when caught on bolt
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on February 25, 2017, Employee #1 climbed onto a mounting platform of a Motan Dosing\\Mixer Spectrocolor V mixer to check the vacuum hoses for air movement. As he came down the platform, he caught his hand on a protruding machine bolt that was part of the machine. The bolt caught his ring finger and the weight of his body and downward movement caused his wedding band to cut and stretch his finger to the point of amputation at the first knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341466266 OPENED MAY 10, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2016
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Leominster site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 17 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
EasyPak LLC
Leominster · 2025
120
3
1
2.9
2.6
Easypak Leominster
Leominster · 2024
130
4
2
3.9
2.6
Easypak - 24 Jytek
Leominster · 2020
120
13
12
11.2
2.6
Easypak - 30 Jytek
Leominster · 2020
50
3
2
5.2
2.6
Easypak - 40 Jytek
Leominster · 2020
8
1
1
12.9
2.6
Easypak LLC - Florence Street
Leominster · 2019
16
1
1
13.0
2.6
24 Jytek building
Leominster · 2017
125
32
21
24.9
2.6
Florence St. Building
Leominster · 2017
15
7
4
39.6
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
An employee was standing on a 12-foot step ladder when a powered industrial truck struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall and hit the floor. The employee received multiple facial, hand, and finger injuries.
An employee was checking flow rates on a material pump. As he descended from the pump platform, his wedding band was caught on an exposed machine screw head. The band pinched and partially amputated his ring finger.
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(c)
(C) All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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.
