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OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC

9710 NE GLASS PLANT RD, PORTLAND, OR, 97220
Operated by O-I Glass, Inc · 1 of 36 establishments
327213Glass Container Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
15
over 34 years
Violations
54
$16,665 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC has accumulated 54 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $16,665 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.4 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
54
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$16,665
$309 avg / violation
59% serious41% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 15
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 15

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 27 citations in this view · $13,650 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I32$2,520Aug 1992Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$720Aug 1992Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22$720Aug 1992Dec 1993
29 CFR 7400.03002 D21$250Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$240Aug 1992Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IHI21Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0178 F0211$2,500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$850Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 7020.22704 F11$600Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0110 E02 IV11$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IM11$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$450May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111$450May 2016May 2016
OAR 437-002-0382(3)11$450May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 7020.1440211$450Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$450Dec 1993Dec 1993

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3272 within OR. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 54 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $285
Inspection frequency
91st
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
4.7
vs industry
+1.9
TRIR
5.2
vs industry
+1.1

Reported for 203 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
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.2
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
3
Complaint
8
Accident
2
Referral
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 OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 11, 2012HEAD,BELT,HEALTH CARE FACILITY,ABRASION,CONVEYOR,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION11
Apr 6, 2011BURN,REFUELING,EXPLOSION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PROPANE,BURIED,FACE,HAND11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OR — for O-I Glass, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 O-I Glass, 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-261780Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jan 2021ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

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 OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$98K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2003-12-08. Most recent: 2003-12-08. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $98,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Owens-Brockway Glass
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
Dec 2003pleaEnvironmentalCalifornia - Northern$98,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

SAM.gov exclusions roster

Every SAM.gov debarment, suspension, or proposed-debarment entry on file for this entity. Active exclusions bar the entity from federal contracting and most federal financial assistance. Terminated exclusions retain historical significance for due-diligence reviews. 1 exclusion on file · 1 active.

Excluding agencyType / programStatusTerminatedUEI / CAGE
SAM #NK-8AJRim89nqcQxfcTynkaf3
Reciprocal
ActiveNK-8AJRim89nqcQxfcTynkaf3

Source: SAM.gov exclusions database. “Active” exclusions bar the entity from receiving federal contracts + most federal financial assistance until termination. The canonical authoritative record is at sam.gov; UEI / CAGE crosslinks the entity to its federal-contracting profile when populated.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-05-20Complaint0$0
2017-09-22Referral11$210
2016-02-26Complaint77$1,620
2013-08-21Referral0$0
2013-08-08Complaint1$450
2012-04-16Accident11$300
2011-04-08Accident77$5,500
2009-05-27Complaint0$0
2008-11-13Complaint0$0
2008-09-25Planned63$630
2006-01-12Planned0$0
2000-04-11Complaint11$300
1999-01-08Complaint0$0
1993-11-02Planned227$6,800
1992-07-08Complaint85$855

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization O-I Glass, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of O-I Glass, Inc across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER 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 O-I Glass, Inc, which operates 36 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 OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC's OSHA violation history?
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 54 violations and $16,665 in total penalties.
How does OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC's safety record compare to its industry?
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC operates in the glass container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.73 compared to an industry average of 2.8.