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Westrock: OSHA inspections and violations

Aston, Pennsylvania · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · NAICS 322211

1inspections
2citation items
$14,230current penalties
Nov 30, 2021last inspection

Westrock has one OSHA inspection on record in Pennsylvania.

OSHA opened it on Nov 30, 2021 on a referral, in Aston.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $24,613 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $14,230, down 42%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Westrock averages $14,230 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Westrock: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345660989 OPENED NOV 30, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2024

100 Mcdonald Boulevard, Aston, PA 19014 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 25, 2021: Employee burns hands while propane leaks from tank

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on November 25, 2021, an employee replaced propane on his PIT. The propane leaked on their hands resulting in burns. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$14,357$7,050May 23, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$10,256$7,180May 23, 2022Final

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.

Nov 25, 2021, Aston: Hospitalization · other burns, unspecified · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was changing a propane tank in a forklift when propane sprayed on his right hand, resulting in burns to his middle, ring, and little fingers.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii)

(iii) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.

Other corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania

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