Conditions in an Industrial Container Services facility locker room before workers unionized.
Mauser Packaging Solutions and Industrial Container Services have faced allegations of public health violations, including releasing hazardous emissions near a high school in an impoverished neighborhood in the South Side of Chicago. In Washington State, ICS was fined over $200k for allegedly exposing workers to serious harm or even death with an incident in which a worker became entangled in machinery.
The smell behind the school near Mauser plant (2020)
The smokestacks that produce the smell are from BWAY Corporation, which was acquired by Mauser Packaging Solutions in 2017. They puff out clouds of emissions directly behind the high school. “I get migraines when I come to school,” Sylvia Meraz says, clearing her throat and speaking seriously. "I feel so physically sick sometimes.” (Source: South Side Weekly)
Mauser fined $150k after amputation (2019)
OSHA cited Mauser for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee suffered an amputation on Sept. 26, 2019, at the Lawrence Township, New Jersey, facility. The company faced $151,329 in penalties. (Source: Manufacturing.net)
ICS fined $215k for serious health and safety violations (2015)
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has issued citations and fined Industrial Container Services $215,250 for allegedly exposing workers to serious harm or even death in conjunction with an incident in which a worker became entangled in machinery while working in a confined space. (Source: EHS Today)
Main drinking source for workers at Industrial Container Services facility in Seattle, 2015.