Establishment profile
EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.
33050 WESTERN AVENUE, UNION CITY, CA, 94587
326112 — Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
EIN 941557703
Summary
EMERALD PACKAGING, INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $32,955 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 699 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMERALD PACKAGING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 25 citations in this view · $31,055 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4002 A | 3 | 3 | $5,285 | May 1998 | Dec 2002 |
| 3203 B02 | 2 | 2 | $750 | May 2002 | Mar 2009 |
| 5143 A05 | 2 | 2 | $635 | May 2002 | Mar 2009 |
| 5031 C | 2 | 2 | $560 | May 2002 | Mar 2009 |
| 4184(B) | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 3340(C)(3) | 1 | 1 | $850 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2015 |
| 3203 A05 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 4441 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 5194 F04 | 1 | 1 | $420 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 4070(A) | 1 | 1 | $405 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1430.1 B | 1 | 1 | $375 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 5097 C01 | 1 | 1 | $335 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 4075 A | 1 | 1 | $335 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 5194 E01 | 1 | 1 | $335 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0001 | 1 | 1 | $335 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 5097 C10 | 1 | 1 | $335 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0016 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 3203(B)(2) | 1 | 1 | $300 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 3664(A) | 1 | 1 | $300 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 5031 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
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 CA. Peer group: 699 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 223 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2002 | FOREARM,ARM,PUNCTURE | 1 | — | — | |
| Oct 24, 1997 | AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,SLIP,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,PRESS OPERATOR,PRESS,UNGUARDED | 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 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EMERALD PACKAGING, 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 EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMERALD PACKAGING INC 33050 WESTERN AVE. · UNION CITY, CA, 94587 | WaterRCRA | Violation QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | May 2026 | 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 EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Accident | 1 | — | $850 | |
| 2015-03-03 | Accident | 5 | 1 | $19,305 | |
| 2008-11-25 | Complaint | 5 | — | $1,830 | |
| 2006-08-14 | Accident | 1 | — | $450 | |
| 2002-06-19 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $560 | |
| 2002-02-25 | Complaint | 18 | — | $5,210 | |
| 1998-04-16 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $4,750 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMERALD PACKAGING, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- EMERALD PACKAGING, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $32,955 in total penalties.
- How does EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- EMERALD PACKAGING, INC. operates in the plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. EMERALD PACKAGING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.66 compared to an industry average of 1.3.