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MBW, Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Orange, Massachusetts · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · NAICS 322299

7inspections
18citation items
$8,375current penalties
Sep 4, 2024last inspection

Since 2002, OSHA inspectors have visited MBW, Incorporated in Massachusetts 7 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 4, 2024 after a complaint, in Orange.

In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 11 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $14,900; today they stand at $8,375, 44% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. MBW, Incorporated averages $1,250 across 2 cited inspections.

MBW, Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

MBW, Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 2002 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347731465 OPENED SEP 4, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2025

184 Governor Dukakis Drive, Orange, MA 01364 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 1, 2024Final

Inspection 346330566 OPENED NOV 8, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 200 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2022

184 Governor Dukakis Dr, Orange, MA 01364 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340441518 OPENED MAR 4, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed May 13, 2015

131 Governor Dukakis Drive, Orange, MA 01364 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · 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$4,900$2,500Apr 14, 2015Final

Inspection 313201048 OPENED AUG 3, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 92 employees at the site · Closed Nov 12, 2009

184 Dukakis Drive, Orange, MA 01364 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$875$875Sep 2, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$875$875Sep 2, 2009Closed

Inspection 310622881 OPENED MAY 2, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 141 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 2007

131-184 Dukakis Drive, Orange, MA 01364 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308347269 OPENED MAR 7, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 147 employees at the site · Closed Apr 7, 2005

184 Gov Dukakis Dr., Orange, MA 01364 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 25, 2005Closed

Inspection 304046626 OPENED AUG 27, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Nov 5, 2002

184 Gov Dukakis Dr., Orange, MA 01364 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(c) · General requirements
Serious$1,100$550Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(f)(2) · Exit routes
Serious$1,100$550Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,100$550Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,375$688Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,100$550Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,100$550Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$1,375$688Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(2) · Exit route design
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(5) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 17, 2002Closed

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 Orange site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 189 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 26 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
MBW Incorporated
Orange · 2025
189 643.42.1
MBW
Orange · 2021
180 1299.52.1

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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.

Feb 27, 2015, Orange: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee had the left index fingertip amputated while trying to clear a jam from the tissue paper convertor machine on February 27, 2015, at 2:00 pm.

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(b)(3)

(3) How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3)

(3) Lockout or tagout devices removal. Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device. Exception to paragraph (e)(3): When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program. The employer shall demonstrate that the specific procedure provides equivalent safety to the removal of the device by the authorized employee who applied it. The specific procedure shall include at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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