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GREIF, INC.

526 MARKWITH AVE., GREENVILLE, OH, 45331
Operated by GREIF, INC · 1 of 80 establishments
332439Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 314388903

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OSHA inspections
2
over 21 years
Violations
4
$2,900 in penalties
Penalties
$2,900
$725 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GREIF, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $2,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 123 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GREIF, INC. 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$2,900
$725 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $2,900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$900Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$750Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$750Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11$500Aug 2004Aug 2004

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

35th

Below average violations in NAICS 3324 within OH. Peer group: 123 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
34th
peer median: $6,250
Inspection frequency
42nd
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
2.5
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 123 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
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
2

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 GREIF, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 GREIF, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GREIF, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for GREIF, INC, not this location alone

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
18

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 GREIF, INC 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.). 18 cases · 18 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-357615Unfair labor practiceDec 2024OpenRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-345717Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Sep 2025ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-335019Unfair labor practiceFeb 2024Sep 2025ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-324769Unfair labor practiceAug 2023May 2024ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-299939Unfair labor practiceJul 2022May 2024ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-299938Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-297683Unfair labor practiceJun 2022May 2024ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-294257Unfair labor practiceApr 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-290755Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022Apr 2024ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-280066Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-280065Unfair labor practiceJun 2021May 2022ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-278029Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Nov 2023ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-266048Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Nov 2021ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-259135Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Apr 2021ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039332Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-035868Unfair labor practiceMay 2005Jul 2005ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-035505Unfair labor practiceDec 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-032553Unfair labor practiceJul 2001Jan 2002ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

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 GREIF, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GREIF, INC.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GREIF INC (0819070068)
526 MARKWITH AVENUE · GREENVILLE, OH, 45331
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 2007View →

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 GREIF, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$539K
Awards (all-time)
11

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2004-08-10Planned2$1,500
2004-08-10Planned21$1,400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GREIF, INC. is one of 80 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GREIF, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GREIF, INC across all 80 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other metal container manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by GREIF, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREIF, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup GREIF, INC, which operates 80 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 GREIF, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GREIF, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $2,900 in total penalties.
How does GREIF, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GREIF, INC. operates in the other metal container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. GREIF, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.52 compared to an industry average of 2.6.