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Just Packaging, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

South Plainfield, New Jersey · Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423850

4inspections
5citation items
$12,314current penalties
Jul 20, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Just Packaging, Inc. 4 times in New Jersey since 2010.

The latest one began on Jul 20, 2018 after a complaint, in South Plainfield.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,779 and now stand at $12,314, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Just Packaging, Inc. averages $7,982 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

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

Just Packaging, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343319570 OPENED JUL 20, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 153 employees at the site · Closed May 16, 2019

450 Oak Tree Road, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
Serious$6,652$3,991Jan 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$6,652$3,991Jan 9, 2019Final

Inspection 339950883 OPENED SEP 15, 2014Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Records only · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 2014

450 Oak Tree Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080 · Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 8, 2014 (fatal): Employee suffers from heart attack and dies

At 8:00 a.m. on September 8, 2014, an employee was talking with a coworker when she suffered a heart attack and died.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339751638 OPENED MAY 1, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2015

450 Oak Tree Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080 · Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$2,800$1,700Jun 13, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$700$400Jun 13, 2014Final

Inspection 313983892 OPENED DEC 1, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 2011

450 Oak Tree Road, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,975$2,232Dec 30, 2010Closed

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 South Plainfield site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 100 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Just Packaging, Inc.
South Plainfield · 2025
100 100.92.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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