Inspection 346534555 OPENED FEB 28, 2023Closed
355 Mcgregor Street, York, AL 36925 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Westrock has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Alabama, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 28, 2023 as a planned inspection, in York.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $4,848 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Westrock averages $4,848 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 342270584 OPENED APR 19, 2017Closed
200 Totom Avenue, Eutaw, AL 35462 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 13, 2017: Employee's hand contacts anvil chuck and two fingers are amp
At 12:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, an employee was replacing the stripping pin of a pin cylinder. After stopping the machine by its controls and removing the machine guard, the employee placed his left hand on the frame of the machine, near the anvil chuck, and used his right hand to operate the handle that controlled the amount of air on the anvil chuck. During the maintenance, the anvil chuck came into contact with the employee's third and fourth fingers on his left hand. The tips of those fingers were amputated as a result.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,848 | $4,848 | Oct 5, 2017 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 5, 2020, Eutaw: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was at a weld press printing station, performing a product change using an overhead crane. His left ring finger got caught between the lock collar and the gear sleeve, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
Apr 13, 2017, Eutaw: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance on the cutter machine and partially amputated their left middle and ring fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(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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- Proampac Holdings, LLC Mobile · 2 citations · $4,915
- Ampac Mobile Holdings, LLC Mobile · 11 citations · $57,056
- All State Packaging Co., LLC Opelika · 2 citations · $2,468
- Westrock Converting, LLC Eutaw · 2 citations · $10,837
- Sterling Packaging, LLC Monroeville · 6 citations · $11,088
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