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MIDWEST CONTAINER is a plastics bottle manufacturing employer in BARNHART, MO. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $21,933 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

MIDWEST CONTAINER

170O STAHL ROAD, BARNHART, MO, 63012

326160 Top companies in Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$21,933 in penalties
1 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.9
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$21,933
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
8 years
Last Activity
6yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.9/yr
Violation Severity Mix
71% serious$3,133 avg per violation$10,967 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$21,933 total across all agencies

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$30,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships
First case: 2010-09-22
Most recent: 2010-09-22

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 359 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
42%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in Plastics Bottle Manufacturing within MO

Industry context

Within the plastics bottle manufacturing industry in MO, MIDWEST CONTAINER ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 359 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 42th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the plastics bottle manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MIDWEST CONTAINER's OSHA violation history?
MIDWEST CONTAINER has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $21,933 in total penalties.
How does MIDWEST CONTAINER's safety record compare to its industry?
MIDWEST CONTAINER operates in the plastics bottle manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MIDWEST CONTAINER of BARNHART, MO from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for MIDWEST CONTAINER include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if MIDWEST CONTAINERoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.