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SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION

300 NORTH FAIL RD, LA PORTE, IN, 46350
Operated by SILGAN HOLDINGS INC · 1 of 98 establishments
332431Metal Can Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 20 years
Violations
4
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 20 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 47th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION 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
4
0.2 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4

50% 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.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1904.0010 A11Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 I11Aug 2008Aug 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

47th

Below average violations in NAICS 3324 within IN. Peer group: 59 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $731
Inspection frequency
71st
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.9

Reported for 26 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
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 SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for SILGAN HOLDINGS 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 SILGAN HOLDINGS 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
25-CA-324685Unfair labor practiceAug 2023May 2024ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION. 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
2015-01-22Complaint0$0
2013-01-31Complaint1$0
2008-07-02Planned3$0
2005-07-11Programmed Other0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION 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 metal can manufacturing within IN, 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 SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION 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 SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION operates in the metal can manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.