Downriver Packaging Company Fined Nearly $250K Over Worker Safety

SOUTHGATE (WWJ/AP) - The state says a packaging company in metro Detroit is being fined nearly $250,000 for alleged worker safety violations.

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday announced the fines for AJM Packaging's plant in Southgate.

MIOSHA's General Industry Safety and Health Division conducted two inspections and said that it found several violations, including nine considered serious. The state says the company has the opportunity to contest the citations and penalties.

Calls seeking comment from the company were not immediately returned.

According to their website, AJM Packaging manufactures both private label and branded paper products, including paper plates, cups, bowls and bags.

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