Establishment profile
COLONIAL BAG CORP
205 E. FULLERTON AVE., CAROL STREAM, IL, 60188
326111 — Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
Summary
COLONIAL BAG CORP has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $77,588 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 673 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLONIAL BAG CORP 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · $77,588 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 3 | 3 | $25,040 | Sep 2015 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,900 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $5,900 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 A | 1 | 1 | $5,900 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 C02 XII | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Feb 2015 | Feb 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $3,440 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0008 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,008 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within IL. Peer group: 673 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 93 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) · Aug 2016 – Nov 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2017 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Hand,Roller--Mach/Part | 1 | — | — | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Amputation,Caught In,Crushed,Finger,Gear,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jul 29, 1996 | GUARDRAIL,BARRIER GUARD,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,WALKING SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,RAILROADFatality | 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 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 COLONIAL BAG CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLONIAL BAG CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLONIAL BAG CORP. 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 COLONIAL BAG CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLONIAL BAG CORP. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLONIAL BAG CORP 205 E FULLERTON AVE · CAROL STREAM, IL, 60188 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 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 COLONIAL BAG CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-11-14 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $15,500 | |
| 2017-05-08 | Referral | 15 | 11 | $40,000 | |
| 2015-03-04 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,880 | |
| 2014-12-31 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | |
| 2010-11-17 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $8,208 | |
| 2007-09-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-08-02 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $3,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLONIAL BAG CORP 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLONIAL BAG CORP's OSHA violation history?
- COLONIAL BAG CORP has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $77,588 in total penalties.
- How does COLONIAL BAG CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLONIAL BAG CORP operates in the plastics bag and pouch manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. COLONIAL BAG CORP's self-reported DART rate is 3.96 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has COLONIAL BAG CORP had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving COLONIAL BAG CORP.