Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Westrock Converting LLC in California 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 2, 2019 after an accident, in Tulare.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $19,535; today they stand at $17,735, 9% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Westrock Converting LLC averages $5,912 across 3 cited inspections.
Westrock Converting LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344205448 OPENED AUG 2, 2019Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 106 employees at the site · Closed Mar 19, 2022
701 E Continental Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 9, 2019: Employee's torso is crushed by splicing machine
At 11:10 a.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee was splicing paper together for a continuous roll on a splicing machine. The employee was between a moving bar and a metal post of the splicing machine when he pushed a button that actuated the machine. The employee was crushed between the moving bar and metal post and suffered crushing injuries to his abdomen and torso for which he was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4002(A) |
Other-than-serious | $1,275 | $1,275 | Jan 9, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 343852398 OPENED MAR 13, 2019Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 107 employees at the site · Closed Dec 13, 2021
701 E Continental Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 31, 2019: Employee catches finger in machine nip point and sustains av
At 5:30 a.m. on January 31, 2019, an employee was cleaning a print dye when his right hand was caught between the two moving print rolls in a nip point. The employee sustained a skin avulsion and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4187(A) |
Serious | $18,000 | $16,200 | Jul 29, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Fresno site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 91 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
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.
