Establishment profile
BWAY CORPORATION
6 LITHO ROAD, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08648
Operated by BWAY Corporation · 1 of 4 establishments
332431 — Metal Can Manufacturing
EIN 363624491
Summary
BWAY CORPORATION has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $90,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 45th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BWAY CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $90,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $44,530 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $31,809 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $8,100 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I | 1 | 1 | $6,361 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
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 3324 within NJ. Peer group: 56 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 172 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.
Inspection breakdown
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) · Sep 2019
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Automatic Machine,Caught By,Cleaning,Crushed,Crushing,Hand,Nip Point,Roller--Mach/Part | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 BWAY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BWAY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for BWAY Corporation, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BWAY Corporation locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 5 cases · 3 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-CA-196000 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-RC-189305 | Representation election | Dec 2016 | Feb 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-RC-120875 | Representation election | Jan 2014 | Mar 2014 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-028354 | Unfair labor practice | May 2008 | Jun 2008 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-028334 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2008 | Jun 2008 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 BWAY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BWAY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BWAY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-04 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $90,800 | |
| 2019-10-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BWAY CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BWAY Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BWAY Corporation across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal can manufacturing within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONEDISON — 3 federal enforcement records
- SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONEDISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLSTATE CAN CORPORATIONPARSIPPANY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PENNY PLATE INC.CHERRY HILL — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHOENIX CONTAINER, INC.NORTH BRUNSWICK — 1 federal enforcement record
- RUSSELL STANLEY CORP.WOODBRIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BWAY Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BWAY CORPORATIONNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BWAY Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Metal Can ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Can Manufacturing in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BWAY 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 BWAY Corporation, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BWAY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- BWAY CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $90,800 in total penalties.
- How does BWAY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- BWAY CORPORATION operates in the metal can manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. BWAY CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.