PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
3251 CHICAGO DR SW, GRANDVILLE, MI 49418
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Aug 10, 2007#308833391Aug 10, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308833391$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308833391
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 10, 2007
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 131
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3251 Chicago Dr Sw, Grandville, MI 49418
- Industry
- 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Aug 6, 1992#114938012Aug 6, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#114938012$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114938012
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 1992
- Closed
- Aug 18, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3251 Chicago Dr Sw, Grandville, MI 49418
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 11, 1992#114926306Feb 11, 1992Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#114926306$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114926306
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 1992
- Closed
- Aug 18, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 95
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3251 Chicago Dr Sw, Grandville, MI 49418
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.11 OSHA citation code: 40810011 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 1992 | - | - |
Feb 10, 1992#114926314Feb 10, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#114926314$1601 viol.1 violation$160 in penalties
Inspection #114926314
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 10, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 1992
- Closed
- Feb 11, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 95
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $160
- Penalties on Record
- $160
- Site Address
- 3251 Chicago Dr Sw, Grandville, MI 49418
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Repeat | 1 | 95 | $160 | $160 | Apr 20, 1992 | - | - |
Jun 5, 1991#114785918Jun 5, 1991Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#114785918$9005 viol.5 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #114785918
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 23, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 105
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 3251 Chicago Dr Sw, Grandville, MI 49418
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Enforcement Outcome
Final orders are recorded through Dec 21, 1992. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.6311 OSHA citation code: 40816311 A | Serious | 1 | 105 | $450 | $450 | Dec 28, 1992 | - | Dec 21, 1992 |
| 01002 | 4081.6311 OSHA citation code: 40816311 D | Serious | 1 | 105 | $450 | $450 | Aug 22, 1991 | - | Dec 21, 1992 |
| 01003 | 4081632304 | Serious | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | Jan 5, 1993 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $4,800 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #114926314 | Mar 27, 1992 | $4,000 | Apr 24, 1992 | Dec 21, 1992 |
| 02002 | #114926314 | Mar 27, 1992 | $800 | Apr 24, 1992 | Dec 21, 1992 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1991 to 2007. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.