Skip to main content

Establishment profile

SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION

38 BRIDGE STREET, DEEP RIVER, CT, 06417
Operated by SILGAN HOLDINGS INC · 1 of 98 establishments
326160Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Download as PDF →

OSHA inspections
6
over 28 years
Violations
19
$15,086 in penalties
Penalties
$15,086
$794 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $15,086 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 176 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
19
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$15,086
$794 avg / violation
68% serious32% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $15,086 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$5,000Jun 2003Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$1,563May 1998Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$3,400Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,625Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,500Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211$488Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$488Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$450Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$287May 1998May 1998
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0211$287May 1998May 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0411Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0111Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111May 1998May 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11May 1998May 1998

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3261 within CT. Peer group: 176 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $5,338
Inspection frequency
93rd
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
1.5
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 66 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
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.5
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
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 SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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
Feb 1, 2005MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED11

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
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 SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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 SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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
SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION
38 BRIDGE ST · DEEP RIVER, CT, 06417
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified10Aug 2024View →

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 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
2013-05-21Referral11$3,400
2006-11-06Referral11$1,625
2005-02-09Complaint11$2,500
2003-05-20Complaint54$5,000
1998-04-15Planned54$1,136
1998-04-15Planned62$1,425

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SILGAN PLASTICS 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 plastics bottle manufacturing within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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

Related searches

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.

Contact sales →

Frequently asked

What is SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $15,085.5 in total penalties.
How does SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION operates in the plastics bottle manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.1.