Establishment profile
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
850 SOLON ROAD, WAXAHACHIE, TX, 75165
Operated by Dart Container · 1 of 18 establishments
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 311358819
Summary
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $3,755 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,793 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 35 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DART CONTAINER 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
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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $3,755 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $975 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $730 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | $585 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $585 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $440 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $440 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 VIII | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3261 within TX. Peer group: 113,793 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 952 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) · Nov 2019 – Aug 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2022 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| May 10, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 35+ years. Most recent activity: 35 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 DART CONTAINER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DART CONTAINER 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 DART CONTAINER 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 DART CONTAINER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DART CONTAINER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DART CONTAINER CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-04-25 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $3,755 | |
| 1988-11-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-12-10 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION is one of 18 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dart Container.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dart Container across all 18 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 TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.STAFFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING INCARLINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUILDERS BEST, INC.JACKSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- C&G PLASTICS, INC.IRVING — 2 federal enforcement records
- REEF INDUSTRIES, INC.SAN BENITO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SCHNEE-MOREHEAD, INC.IRVING — 2 federal enforcement records
- D & L TOOLING & PLASTICS, INC.JACKSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LUCITE INTERNATIONALNEDERLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- REEF INDUSTRIES, INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ORREX PLASTIC COMPANY, LLCODESSA — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Dart Container, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONLITHONIA, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONNORTH AURORA, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONPLANT CITY, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONCORONA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONLEOLA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPTUMWATER, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONLANCASTER, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- Dart Container CorporationCHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATIONMASON, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- DART CONTAINERAurora, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Dart Container locationsParent rollup
- All Other Plastics Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Plastics in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DART CONTAINER 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 Dart Container, which operates 18 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DART CONTAINER CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $3,755 in total penalties.
- How does DART CONTAINER CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATION operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. DART CONTAINER CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.24 compared to an industry average of 1.8.