OSHA has inspected Maxpax, LLC 2 times in Wisconsin since 2014.
The latest one began on Feb 1, 2016 on a referral, in Walworth.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,000 and now stand at $14,400, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Maxpax, LLC averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
Maxpax, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company840 Walworth Street, Walworth, WI 53184 · Packaging and Labeling Services · 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(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,200 | $4,200 | Apr 13, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $2,800 | $2,800 | Apr 13, 2016 | Final |
840 Walworth St, Walworth, WI 53184 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,800 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,800 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,800 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,800 | $2,000 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,800 | $0 | Dec 4, 2014 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Walworth site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 72 workers: 8.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxpax LLC Walworth · 2025 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 21, 2016, Walworth: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, unspecified · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On January 21, 2016, an employee was helping a coworker clear a packaging machine that became jammed with plastic bags. When he reached for a bag, his right thumb was crushed at the point of operation where the bags were cut into individual product packages. His right thumb broke and sustained tendon damage, requiring hospitalization. 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.
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii)
(ii) The employer shall select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in compliance with the conditions of its certification.
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)
(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)
(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.
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.