Phoenix Packaging, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · NAICS 322211
1inspections
5citation items
$17,548current penalties
Jul 15, 2017last inspection
Phoenix Packaging, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Pennsylvania.
OSHA opened it on Jul 15, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Mount Joy.
From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 1 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $21,548 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $17,548, down 19%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Phoenix Packaging, Inc. averages $17,548 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Phoenix Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 15, 2017 (fatal): Employee is crushed and killed by scissor lift conveyor.
At 5:23 a.m. on July 15, 2017, two employees were removing the Kopper's scissor lift conveyor. The conveyor was not working properly and was being removed. An Allen wrench was broken while trying to disassemble the machine. Employee #1 made the decision to remove the anchoring bolts, to remove the conveyor all at once. The conveyor was supported by four six by sixes. While the employees were removing the four bolts on each side, the conveyor shifted and Employee #1 was crushed by the conveyor and killed.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Mount Joy site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 22.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Phoenix/Packaging, Inc.
Mount Joy · 2025
30
5
0
22.4
2.1
Phoenix / Packaging Inc
Mount Joy · 2021
43
5
0
21.3
2.1
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 14, 2018, Mount Joy: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was going from one area of the plant to another and attempted to cross the roller conveyor when the employee lost balance and fell. The employee sustained a broken ankle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.
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.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
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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.
