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BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION

101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE, IN, 47710
Operated by Berry Plastics · 1 of 15 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
12
over 36 years
Violations
35
$7,475 in penalties
Penalties
$7,475
$214 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $7,475 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 421 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION 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
12
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
35
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$7,475
$214 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 12

42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $7,475 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$300Oct 1989Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$180Oct 1989Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I22Oct 1989Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,875Apr 2010Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0067 C02 V11$975Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0211$975Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0141 G0211$700Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$630Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$500Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$500Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$360Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$240Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$240Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0095 K03 I11Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0111Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0511Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611Jan 1991Jan 1991

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within IN. Peer group: 421 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $1,875
Inspection frequency
99th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−1.9

Reported for 114 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.9
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

Planned
6
Complaint
5
Referral
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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 PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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 PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BERRY PLASTICS CORP.
101 OAKLEY ST. · EVANSVILLE, IN, 47710
RCRATRINo Violation Identified00Nov 2015View →

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 PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-04-27Referral0$0
2010-03-16Complaint11$1,875
2007-04-13Complaint0$0
2002-05-01Complaint0$0
2001-11-01Planned0$0
2000-07-07Planned0$0
1999-08-05Planned0$0
1997-09-09Planned72$1,950
1992-06-12Planned0$0
1990-10-10Complaint63$1,700
1990-08-14Complaint99$630
1989-09-19Planned125$1,320

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION is one of 15 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Berry Plastics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Berry Plastics across all 15 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other plastics product manufacturing within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION 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 Berry Plastics, which operates 15 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $7,475 in total penalties.
How does BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.