Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Westrock Converting, LLC in North Carolina 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 19, 2025 after a complaint, in Winston Salem.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $8,000; today they stand at $7,000, 12% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Westrock Converting, LLC averages $7,000 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 346385453 OPENED DEC 12, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 240 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2023
1659 E. Court St., Marion, NC 28752 · Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 20, 2022 (fatal): Employee dies of respiratory failure after smoke inhalation
At 12:00 midnight on November 20, 2022, an employee was called in to shut down power in a section of a plant where a fire had started. When the employee arrived, he asked a manager for a protective mask and was told that there was nothing available. The employee went into the plant and when he came out he was covered in soot. On December 3, 2022, the employee went to the hospital for shortness of breath and coughing. The employee was admitted on December 4, and had a bronchoscopy on December 6. The employee's lungs continued to deteriorate and he died on December 9, 2022, from respiratory failure due to the smoke and chemical fume inhalation.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346153430 OPENED AUG 15, 2022Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 240 employees at the site · Closed Aug 23, 2022
1659 East Court Street, Marion, NC 28752 · Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342376142 OPENED MAY 30, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 320 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2018
376 Pine Street Extension, Forest City, NC 28043 · Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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