OSHA has inspected Southern Packaging 6 times in Mississippi since 2015.
The latest one began on Sep 18, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Woodville.
Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 13 serious, 2 repeat and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $58,789 and now stand at $31,311, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Southern Packaging averages $6,262 (5 cited inspections).
Southern Packaging also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Incident on Oct 24, 2021: Employee amputates finger in chain and sprocket
At 2:30 p.m. on October 24, 2021, an employee was attempting to clear a jam on the scragg edger when he reached into the machine and made contact with the chain and sprocket. The employee was hospitalized to treat a finger amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $13,052 | $7,831 | Feb 1, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2022 | Final |
Incident on Jun 14, 2018: Employee's finger is amputated while operating machine
At 12:30 p.m. on June 14, 2018, an employee was operating a piece of machinery when she began to feel dizzy. As the employee sat down, she reached out and inadvertently touched the rotating chain and sprocket of the machinery with her left hand. Her left middle finger was amputated, which she was hospitalized and received treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,104 | Aug 17, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Woodville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 38 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Oct 24, 2021, Woodville: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was working on a wood edger at a sawmill. The employee suffered a finger amputation while trying to release a jam.
Jun 14, 2018, Woodville: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee became dizzy from heat while stacking lumber and reached out to regain balance. While reaching out, the employee's left middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation.
Apr 22, 2015, Woodville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was unhanging wood scraps from an edger when his left hand got caught in a belt and sprocket, amputating his left ring finger and causing other injuries to his left hand.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
