OWENS BROCKWAY INC.
1111 IMCO DRIVE, VANDALIA, IL 62471
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Inspection records
Apr 29, 1999#300609476Apr 29, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300609476$3,5003 viol.3 violations$3,500 in penalties
Inspection #300609476
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 29, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 1999
- Closed
- May 27, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 579
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,500
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
Sep 4, 1996#300603115Sep 4, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300603115$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300603115
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 1996
- Closed
- Nov 26, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen Chloride | 8 | 0 - 0.1357 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G05 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 25, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1017 Vinyl Chloride OSHA citation code: 19101017 D01 | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 II | Other | 4 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 1996 | - | - |
Aug 20, 1996#300603016Aug 20, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300603016$2,4386 viol.6 violations$2,438 in penalties
Inspection #300603016
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 20, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 1996
- Contested
- Nov 14, 1996
- Closed
- May 13, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,875
- Penalties on Record
- $2,438
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Nov 14, 1996. Final orders are recorded through Apr 21, 1997. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 8 | 5 | $1,300 | $650 | May 30, 1997 | Nov 14, 1996 | Apr 21, 1997 |
| 01002 | 1910.137 Electrical Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100137 B02 VIII | Serious | 5 | 5 | $2,275 | $1,138 | Oct 31, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | Apr 21, 1997 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 5 | $1,300 | $650 | Oct 31, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | Apr 21, 1997 |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 51 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Nov 25, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 A04 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Other | 4 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | - |
Nov 7, 1995#106551781Nov 7, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106551781$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106551781
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 7, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 23, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 485
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 21, 1995#106549504Feb 21, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106549504$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #106549504
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 22, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 520
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1995 | - | - |
Apr 9, 1992#103278404Apr 9, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#103278404$3,5608 viol.8 violations$3,560 in penalties
Inspection #103278404
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 9, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 28, 1992
- Closed
- Sep 2, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 495
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,950
- Penalties on Record
- $3,560
- Site Address
- 1111 Imco Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-Vinyl-2-Pyrrolidinone | 33 | 0 - 0.3167 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,275 | $890 | Jun 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,275 | $890 | Jun 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 2 | 60 | $1,275 | $890 | Jul 3, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F08 | Serious | 3 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,275 | $890 | Sep 1, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H02 II | Serious | 2 | 80 | $0 | $0 | Sep 1, 1992 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 3 | - | $850 | $0 | Jun 22, 1992 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 24, 1992 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1992 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.