Inspection 342836566 OPENED DEC 14, 2017Closed
1902 Kimberly Park Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Flexstar Packaging, Inc. in Georgia 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 14, 2017 to follow up on an earlier case, in Dalton.
In all, OSHA issued 14 citation items: 10 serious, 2 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $81,111; today they stand at $51,760, 36% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Flexstar Packaging, Inc. averages $25,880 across 2 cited inspections.
Flexstar Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 342075090 OPENED FEB 1, 2017Closed
1902 Kimberly Park Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $4,183 | $4,183 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3) · Stairways |
Serious | $5,577 | $5,577 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $5,577 | $0 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.38(b) · Emergency action plans |
Serious | $6,972 | $4,000 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $6,972 | $5,500 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5c 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,972 | $5,000 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $6,972 | $3,500 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $13,943 | $7,000 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $13,943 | $11,000 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 26, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340907617 OPENED SEP 3, 2015Closed
1902 Kimberly Park Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Feb 29, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Feb 29, 2016 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Dalton site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 26 workers: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 14 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexstar Dalton · 2023 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| Flexstar Packaging Inc. Dalton · 2020 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
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 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans
29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise
Other commercial printing (except screen and books) employers in Georgia
- Scientific Games, LLC Alpharetta · 2 citations · $15,000
- CTS Technical Resources, Inc. Cedartown · 9 citations · $11,142
- Marketing Alliance Samples, Inc. Dalton · 3 citations · $27,020
- Canworks, Inc. Austell · 1 citation · $2,979
- The Cedarstream Company, Inc. Cedartown · 4 citations · $4,858
- RDY Printing LLC Dallas · 2 citations · $2,820
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.