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PORTOLA PACKAGING INC

408 TILTHAMMER DR., KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
Operated by SILGAN HOLDINGS INC · 1 of 98 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 26 years
Violations
12
$1,775 in penalties
Penalties
$1,775
$148 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

PORTOLA PACKAGING INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $1,775 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 374 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PORTOLA PACKAGING INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
7
0.3 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$1,775
$148 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

71% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $1,775 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 3000.327 B 111$800Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$200Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1026 J02 I11$200Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$125Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$125Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$125Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$100May 2001May 2001
29 CFR 9000.60911$100May 2001May 2001
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 3000.403 B 411Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211Apr 2008Apr 2008

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

59th

Above average violations in NAICS 3261 within TN. Peer group: 374 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
47th
peer median: $2,070
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PORTOLA PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
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

Planned
6
Referral
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 PORTOLA PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 PORTOLA PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PORTOLA 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 PORTOLA PACKAGING 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 PORTOLA PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PORTOLA PACKAGING, LLC
408 TILTHAMMER DR. · KINGSPORT, TN, 37660
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
40Mar 2026View →

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 PORTOLA PACKAGING INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SILGAN PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS CORPORATION (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$27K
Obligated (all-time)
$27K
Awards (all-time)
1

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
2013-01-11Planned0$0
2011-03-16Planned3$800
2008-05-12Referral1$0
2008-03-04Planned3$400
2005-10-25Planned0$0
2000-11-03Planned2$200
1999-10-14Planned3$375

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PORTOLA PACKAGING INC is one of 98 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SILGAN HOLDINGS INC across all 98 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other plastics product manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by SILGAN HOLDINGS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PORTOLA 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup SILGAN HOLDINGS INC, which operates 98 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 PORTOLA PACKAGING INC's OSHA violation history?
PORTOLA PACKAGING INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $1,775 in total penalties.
How does PORTOLA PACKAGING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PORTOLA PACKAGING INC operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.