Shield Packaging Co.,Inc. OSHA Violations, Dudley MA

OSHA has inspected Shield Packaging Co.,Inc. 8 times in Massachusetts since 1981.

The latest one began on Jun 7, 2016 after a complaint, in Dudley.

Those inspections ended with 91 citation items: 53 serious, 7 repeat and 31 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $404,617 and now stand at $201,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 18 items under 1910.119.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Shield Packaging Co.,Inc. averages $75,000 (2 cited inspections).

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

The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $236,116 in back wages owed to workers.

Shield Packaging Co.,Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1981 to 2016 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341513786 OPENED JUN 7, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2018

50 Oxford Ave, Dudley, MA 01571 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$12,346	$6,667	Oct 31, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries	Other-than-serious	$4,950	$2,673	Oct 31, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2) · Exit routes	Other-than-serious	$8,819	$4,762	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 2 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags	Other-than-serious	$12,346	$6,667	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$12,346	$6,667	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(a) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$12,346	$6,667	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 5 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Other-than-serious	$7,055	$3,810	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 6 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$7,055	$3,810	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 4, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding	Serious	$61,731	$33,278	Dec 2, 2016	Final

Inspection 341530582 OPENED JUN 7, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2018

50 Oxford Ave, Dudley, MA 01571 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii) · Noise	Repeat	$24,693	$11,803	Oct 31, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3) · Noise	Other-than-serious	$12,346	$5,901	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(5) · Noise	Serious	$12,346	$5,901	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1) · Noise	Serious	$12,346	$5,901	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$8,819	$4,215	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection	Serious	$12,346	$5,901	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$12,346	$5,901	Dec 2, 2016	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection	Repeat	$61,731	$29,475	Dec 2, 2016	Final

Inspection 339118374 OPENED JUN 12, 2013Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2014

50 Oxford Ave., Dudley, MA 01571 · Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6) · Noise	Serious	$2,800	$1,400	Nov 14, 2013	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3) · Process safety management	Repeat	$5,600	$2,800	Nov 14, 2013	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Repeat	$5,600	$3,100	Nov 14, 2013	Final
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection	Repeat	$5,600	$2,800	Nov 14, 2013	Final
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding	Repeat	$5,600	$3,100	Nov 14, 2013	Final
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Repeat	$5,600	$2,800	Nov 14, 2013	Final

Inspection 313209959 OPENED APR 27, 2011Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 75 employees at the site · Closed Sep 3, 2013

50 Oxford Ave, Dudley, MA 01571 · Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1) · Exit route design	Other-than-serious	$2,100	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1) · Exit routes	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii) · Noise	Serious	$4,200	$2,000	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(i) · Noise	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2) · Flammable liquids	Serious	$2,800	$1,200	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(1)(iii) · Process safety management	Serious	$2,100	$1,000	Oct 3, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(ia) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(id) · Process safety management	Serious	$2,800	$1,200	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ie) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 5c 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ih) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii) · Process safety management	Serious	$3,500	$1,400	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 7a 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management	Serious	$3,500	$1,400	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 7b 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 7c 29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.119(g)(2) · Process safety management	Serious	$2,800	$1,200	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 9a 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2) · Process safety management	Serious	$3,500	$1,500	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 9b 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 9c 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 9d 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 9e 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv) · Process safety management	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5) · Process safety management	Serious	$3,500	$1,500	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 11a 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(ii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response	Other-than-serious	$3,500	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 11b 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 11c 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iia) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$3,500	$1,500	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection	Serious	$2,800	$1,200	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 14 29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2) · Employee alarm systems	Serious	$3,500	$1,500	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 15 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding	Serious	$3,500	$1,500	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 16a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$4,200	$1,900	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 16b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 17a 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$2,800	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 17b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(9) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 7, 2011	Closed

Inspection 313205031 OPENED JUN 16, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 75 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2011

50 Oxford Avenue, Dudley, MA 01571 · Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$2,500	$0	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$1,250	$0	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$1,250	$1,000	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride	Serious	$2,500	$1,500	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 2, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$1,250	Sep 8, 2010	Closed
Citation 2, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 8, 2010	Closed

Inspection 300503349 OPENED NOV 14, 1997Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 1999

Oxford Av., Dudley, MA 01571 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jan 6, 1998	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.177(d)(1) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jan 6, 1998	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.177(e)(2) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jan 6, 1998	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.177(f)(10) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jan 6, 1998	Closed

Inspection 17826629 OPENED OCT 1, 1992Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 55 employees at the site · Closed Mar 19, 1993

Peter St., Webster, MA 01570 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(b)(8) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$500	$500	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(b)(11) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$500	$500	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection	Other-than-serious	$375	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(3) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$375	$375	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$375	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$375	$375	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$375	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(2)(ii) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$375	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 16, 1992	Closed

Inspection 10657948 OPENED JAN 19, 1981Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 1981

Peters St, Dudley, MA 01570 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.350(j) · Gas welding and cutting	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.351(b)(1) · Arc welding and cutting	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.400(c)(1) · Introduction	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1926.400(h)(1) · Introduction	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1926.401(a)(1) · [Reserved]	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1926.401(j)(1) · [Reserved]	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1926.401(j)(2) · [Reserved]	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed
Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1926.500(e)(1)(ii) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 28, 1981	Closed

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 Dudley site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 15 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Shield Packaging Dudley · 2025	90	5	5	5.4	1.6
Shield Packaging Co Inc Dudley · 2024	100	0	0	0.0	1.7
Osha 300 2023 Dudley · 2023	90	0	0	0.0	1.6
Shield Packaging Co. Inc. Dudley · 2023	75	0	0	0.0	1.6

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewed	Violations	Workers owed	Back wages	Penalties
Jan 5, 2019 to Sep 18, 2020 Dudley	26	26	$25,888	$24,336
Apr 1, 2015 to Nov 1, 2016 Dudley	206	205	$210,227	$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2)

(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.165 · Employee alarm systems

29 CFR 1910.177 · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.350 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1926.351 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1926.400 · Introduction

29 CFR 1926.401 · [Reserved]

29 CFR 1926.500 · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other polish and other sanitation good manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

Tropical Products Inc Salem · 21 citations · $80,398
Creative Chemicals Inc/ Holyoke · 58 citations · $13,175
Suburban Supply Co Inc. Walpole · 3 citations · $2,500
Commonwealth Soap & Toiletries, Inc Fall River · 3 citations · $3,500
Splash Products, Inc. Ayer · 5 citations · $8,910
Precise Packaging Incorporated Fall River · 14 citations · $19,702

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