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OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER, INC.

3600 ALAMEDA AVE, OAKLAND, CA, 94601
Operated by O-I Glass, Inc · 1 of 36 establishments
327212Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 34 years
Violations
9
$5,495 in penalties
Penalties
$5,495
$611 avg
Excluded from federal contracts
O-I Glass, Inc is listed on the SAM.gov exclusions list (Reciprocal). Excluded parties cannot receive federal contracts or certain types of federal assistance. SAM exclusions are matched at the company name + state level (no worksite address), so this flag reflects the company in CA, not necessarily this specific location.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $5,495 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 186 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, 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, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
9
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,495
$611 avg / violation
22% serious78% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

50% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $5,495 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203 A11$2,000Apr 1992Apr 1992
3279 D1111$1,500Oct 1993Oct 1993
3203 A0711$450Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 2500.0010 A11$420Aug 1998Aug 1998
5151 A0211$375Aug 1998Aug 1998
5142 B0111$375Aug 1998Aug 1998
5143 A0511$375Aug 1998Aug 1998
3314 A11May 1992May 1992
4002 A11Apr 1992Apr 1992

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

79th

Above average violations in NAICS 3272 within CA. Peer group: 186 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $1,865
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Accident
4
Follow-up
1

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 18, 2009FRACTURE,CLEANING,TRIPPED,RIB11
Dec 11, 1991FINGER,PACKING HOUSE,WORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNTRAINED,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
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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)

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

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-081863Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Dec 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
21-CA-037265Unfair labor practiceMay 2006Nov 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-037242Unfair labor practiceApr 2006Nov 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

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
2009-04-29Accident0$0
1998-02-11Complaint4$1,545
1996-09-30Accident0$0
1995-01-18Follow-up0$0
1993-06-04Accident21$1,950
1992-04-14Accident31$2,000

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 other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by O-I Glass, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $5,495 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 other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.