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SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

9280 BAYTHORNE DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77041
Operated by SONOCO PRODUCTS CO · 1 of 117 establishments

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OSHA inspections
3
over 37 years
Violations
12
$510 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $510 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,796 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 30 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$510
$43 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

100% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $510 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$160May 1989Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$175May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0611$175May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0024 F11Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 IV11Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1904.0005 C11Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11May 1989May 1989

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 113,796 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3

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 SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 30+ years. Most recent activity: 30 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 SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for SONOCO PRODUCTS CO, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
7
Representation (union)
2

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 SONOCO PRODUCTS CO 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.). 9 cases · 7 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-CA-248304Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-128258Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Mar 2017ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-118239Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RD-086830Representation electionAug 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-076863Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026599Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026536Unfair labor practiceJan 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026502Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RC-010825Representation electionJan 2008Mar 2008ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

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 SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$101K
Obligated (all-time)
$9.8M
Awards (all-time)
749

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
1996-06-26Planned3$0
1990-11-29Planned3$160
1989-05-04Planned62$350

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY is one of 117 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SONOCO PRODUCTS CO across all 117 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by SONOCO PRODUCTS CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY 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 SONOCO PRODUCTS CO, which operates 117 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 SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $510 in total penalties.