Westrock Converting, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations
Aurora, Illinois · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · NAICS 322299
2inspections
1citation items
$5,000current penalties
Aug 30, 2019last inspection
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Westrock Converting, LLC in Illinois 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 30, 2019 after a complaint, in Bolingbrook.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $7,577; today they stand at $5,000, 34% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Westrock Converting, LLC averages $5,000 across 1 cited inspection.
Westrock Converting, LLC 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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OSHA records show Westrock Converting, LLC at 16 sites in 8 states. Together they've had 26 inspections and $94,274 in current penalties.
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Incident on Aug 7, 2019: Employee crushes knee when pinned between two forklifts
At 4:45 p.m. on August 7, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial vehicle/forklift. Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial vehicle, when he stepped out of the forklift to verify the order. A coworker was operating a separate forklift, when the coworker reversed and pinned Employee #1 between both forklifts. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a crush injury to his right knee.
Incident on Jun 13, 2018: Employee catches finger in machine guide and amputates finge
On June 13, 2018, an employee was operating a paperboard cutting machine and had locked out the pneumatic and electrical sources while performing a product change. After making an adjustment, the employee started to climb down from the feed table and his left hand grabbed the metal guide. The employee caught one of his fingers on the inside of the guide with a paperboard and amputated his finger tip. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Bolingbrook site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 116 workers: 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Bolingbrook Assembly
Bolingbrook · 2016
116
1
0
0.7
0.7
Aurora Mill
Aurora · 2016
78
3
0
3.1
1.9
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.
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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.
