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GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC. is a glass container manufacturing employer in CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL. Federal records show 7 OSHA inspections with 20 violations and $146,977 in penalties. 10 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. 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.

GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.

1131 ARNOLD STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL, 60411

327213 Top companies in Glass Container Manufacturing

EIN: 222784102

196 employees

Federal Enforcement
7
OSHA inspections
20 violations
$146,977 in penalties
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.1
Industry Avg DART
2.8
Self-Reported DART
1.9
Self-Reported TRIR
4.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
7
OSHA Violations
20
Total Penalties
$146,977
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
10
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
10 years
Last Activity
17 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.7/yr
Violation Rate
2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
75% serious$7,349 avg per violation$20,997 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDEPANLRB$355,797 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.4
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.9
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
4
Referral
1
Follow-up
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 71% of inspections
Recidivism: 5 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

100%
Worse than most peers
vs 62 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
98%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
12
Formal Actions
4
EPA Penalties
$208,820
Status: Significant Violation
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in Glass Container Manufacturing within IL

Industry context

Within the glass container manufacturing industry in IL, GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC. ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 62 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 98th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.1 for the glass container manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8. GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.92, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $146,977 in total penalties.
How does GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC. operates in the glass container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 2.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC. of CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, 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.

This profile may be incomplete if GERRESHEIMER GLASS INC.operates 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.