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BERGER - US, INC

3491 MARY TAYLOR ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35235
Operated by Berger - US
332439Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 300885259

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OSHA inspections
2
over 5 years
Violations
2
$19,430 in penalties
Penalties
$19,430
$9,715 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BERGER - US, INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $19,430 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 44th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BERGER - US, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.4 / yr · last 5 yrs
Violations
2
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$19,430
$9,715 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $19,430 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$10,828Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$8,602Jun 2021Jun 2021

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

35th

Below average violations in NAICS 3324 within AL. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $5,400
Inspection frequency
44th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
2.3
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 90 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2021 – Aug 2023

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 17, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 28, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 28, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Metal,Reaching,Reaching In,Roller--Mach/Part,Rotating Parts11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BERGER - US, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-08-24Referral11$10,828
2021-02-05Referral11$8,602

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BERGER - US, INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Berger - US.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Berger - US across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other metal container manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERGER - US, INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Berger - US.

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Frequently asked

What is BERGER - US, INC's OSHA violation history?
BERGER - US, INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $19,429.9 in total penalties.
How does BERGER - US, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BERGER - US, INC operates in the other metal container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. BERGER - US, INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.25 compared to an industry average of 2.6.