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OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.

9698 OLD U.S. HIGHWAY 52, LEXINGTON, NC, 27295
Operated by O-I Glass, Inc · 1 of 36 establishments
327213Glass Container Manufacturing
EIN 222784144

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OSHA inspections
2
over 27 years
Violations
17
$1,976 in penalties
Penalties
$1,976
$116 avg

Summary

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $1,976 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 79 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
17
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$1,976
$116 avg / violation
6% serious94% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $1,976 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$250Jan 1999Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Jan 1999Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$688Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 I11$688Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$350Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA11Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIID11Jan 1999Jan 1999
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Jan 1999Jan 1999

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

76th

Above average violations in NAICS 3272 within NC. Peer group: 79 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
59th
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
53rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
2.8
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
4.6
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 187 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
4.6
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 OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 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)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.. 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 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
2008-03-18Planned5$600
1998-12-01Planned121$1,376

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

Other employers in glass container manufacturing within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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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 2 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $1,976 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 2.76 compared to an industry average of 2.8.