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OSHA Inspection: PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA in N9090 COUNTY HIGHWAY E, TOMAHAWK, WI 54487 (NAICS 322122). OSHA activity number 347836082.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
N9090 COUNTY HIGHWAY E
City
TOMAHAWK
State
WI
ZIP
54487
Mailing
N9090 COUNTY HIGHWAY E, TOMAHAWK, WI 54487
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
322122
Employees
405
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 D

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Dec 20, 2024
Abate by
Jan 29, 2025
Penalty
Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.147(d):  General Environmental Controls.  Application of control.  The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6).  On or about October 15, 2024, at N9090 Co Hwy E in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while cleaning the work surface at the feed-side of a moving 3-foot-high recycling conveyor with double stacked cardboard bales.  The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to enter the hazardous area to clean the cardboard from around the machine.  The machine was not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the maintenance activity.  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine maintenance hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.178 L03 II I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Dec 20, 2024
Abate by
Jan 29, 2025
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $11,292
29 CFR  1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(I):  Workplace-related topics.  Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in other unique or potentially hazardous environmental conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation.   On or about October 15, 2024, at N9090 Co Hwy E in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, the employer did not ensure the company's forklift operator safety training program had included the exposure to struck-by hazards for operators working at the feed side of the Hydrapulper recycling conveyor.  Employees double stacked cardboard bales on conveyor and cleaned the area as needed, working in the fall shadow of the bales.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $11291.7
  • — Z (S) $0

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