OSHA has inspected Express Packaging Inc. 3 times in Ohio since 1987.
The latest one began on Oct 12, 2016 on a referral, in Newcomerstown.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $25,350 and now stand at $15,210, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Express Packaging Inc. averages $15,210 (1 cited inspection).
Express Packaging Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Newcomerstown site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 294 workers: 5.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Express Packaging - Newcomerstown, Ohio
Newcomerstown · 2017
294
14
1
5.1
1.7
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.
An employee was trying to correct loose taping on boxes that were on a moving machine when his right middle finger became caught in the machine's moving chain and was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
Other packaging and labeling services employers in Ohio
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.