Establishment profile
BERRY GLOBAL, INC.
1701 FIRST AVENUE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, 54729
Operated by Amcor plc · 1 of 87 establishments
326112 — Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
EIN 351814673
Summary
BERRY GLOBAL, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $40,959 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 412 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BERRY GLOBAL, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $40,959 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Apr 2021 | Apr 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
Below average violations in NAICS 3261 within WI. Peer group: 412 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
Reported for 153 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
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.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2020
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2020 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Brain | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2020 | Blunt force trauma,Falling Object,Head,Struck ByFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 BERRY GLOBAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BERRY GLOBAL, 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 BERRY GLOBAL, 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 BERRY GLOBAL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BERRY GLOBAL, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BERRY GLOBAL INC. 1701 1ST AVE · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, 54729 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BERRY GLOBAL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-06 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 3 | 2 | $40,959 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BERRY GLOBAL, INC. is one of 87 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Amcor plc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Amcor plc across all 87 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRINTPACK INC.RHINELANDER — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEMIS CO., INC.OSHKOSH — 2 federal enforcement records
- EXOPACK LLCMENASHA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEMISNEENAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONPEWAUKEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WAUSAU COATED PRODUCTS, INC.WAUSAU — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALLIANCE PLASTICS LLCWRIGHTSTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PERFECSEAL - NEW LONDONNEW LONDON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COATING EXCELLENCE INTERNATIONAL LLCWRIGHTSTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEKRA, A DIVISION OF EIS, INC.NEW BERLIN — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Amcor plc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.DES MOINES, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC.OLD HICKORY, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC.STERLING, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBALLATHROP, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.MORGANTOWN, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL INC.SLOAN, NV — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL INCFULTON, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC.EVANSVILLE, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC.PRYOR, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERRY GLOBAL, INCLEWISBURG, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Amcor plc locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Packaging Film in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERRY GLOBAL, 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 Amcor plc, which operates 87 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BERRY GLOBAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $40,959 in total penalties.
- How does BERRY GLOBAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BERRY GLOBAL, INC. operates in the plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. BERRY GLOBAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.9 compared to an industry average of 1.3.
- Has BERRY GLOBAL, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BERRY GLOBAL, INC..