Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Pactiv, LLC in West Virginia 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 22, 2018 on a referral, in Mineral Wells.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $15,486; today they stand at $10,400, 33% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Pactiv, LLC averages $5,200 across 2 cited inspections.
Pactiv, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Mar 20, 2018: Employee catches arm in machine roller and is hospitalized w
At 5:30 p.m. on March 20, 2018, an employee was changing out a turret winder roller and entered the winder area to cut the plastic sheet and attach it to the empty front core. The employee was taping the plastic sheet to the roller and his coworker started the machine, pulling the employee's left arm into the roller. The employee suffered a fractured left arm and was transported to the local hospital for treatment. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Mineral Wells site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 238 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Food and Beverage Business Unit MINERAL WELLS
Mineral Wells · 2025
238
2
2
1.1
2.6
Warehouse Davisville Warehouse
Davisville · 2025
7
0
0
0.0
2.6
Davisville Warehouse
Davisville · 2024
7
0
0
0.0
2.6
Food and Beverage Business Unit : MINERAL WELLS
Mineral Wells · 2023
208
0
0
0.0
2.6
Food Merchandising : MINERAL WELLS
Mineral Wells · 2023
208
0
0
0.0
2.6
Warehouse : Davisville Warehouse
Davisville · 2023
7
0
0
0.0
2.6
Food Packaging : MINERAL WELLS
Mineral Wells · 2021
238
5
1
2.7
2.6
Retail Manufacturing : MINERAL WELLS
Mineral Wells · 2016
238
1
0
0.4
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Sep 22, 2024, Mineral Wells: Hospitalization · fractures · forearm(s)
An employee was adding a new roll of plastic on a winder when his left arm was caught in the machine. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a broken ulna and radius.
Aug 7, 2022, Mineral Wells: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee became overexerted and developed heat stress while working a production line in the evening. The employee was hospitalized.
Mar 20, 2018, Mineral Wells: Hospitalization · fractures · upper arm(s)
An employee was cutting sheet to attach to an extrusion winder when the employee's left hand was pulled and flipped by the winder, fracturing the employee's upper left arm.
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(f)(1)
(f) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:
(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.
Other plastics material and resin manufacturing employers in West Virginia
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.
