SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION
7575 S. KOSTNER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60652 · NAICS 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jun 4, 2025#348294653Jun 4, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348294653$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348294653
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 4, 2025
- Closed
- Dec 5, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,207
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 322219 Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
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.
May 19, 2025#348254939May 19, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348254939$16,5501 viol.1 violation$16,550 in penalties
Inspection #348254939
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 2025
- Final Order
- Sep 19, 2025
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,207
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,550
- Penalties on Record
- $16,550
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | $16,550 | - | Sep 19, 2025 |
Aug 14, 2024#347688400Aug 14, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347688400$16,5502 viol.2 violations$16,550 in penalties
Inspection #347688400
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2024
- Final Order
- Feb 11, 2025
- Closed
- Feb 28, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,145
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,373
- Penalties on Record
- $16,550
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | $16,550 | Feb 13, 2025 | - | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $11,823 | $0 | - | Feb 11, 2025 |
Aug 7, 2024#347670986Aug 7, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#347670986$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #347670986
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 7, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 2024
- Final Order
- Oct 16, 2024
- Closed
- Oct 18, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,145
- 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
- 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 322219 Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing
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 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 I | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | - | Oct 16, 2024 |
Mar 19, 2019#343861522Mar 19, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343861522$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #343861522
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 19, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 2019
- Final Order
- Jun 26, 2019
- Closed
- Sep 26, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,650
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,419
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Ave., Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates fingertip while clearing jam from die mac
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Serious | 1 | 8 | $10,419 | $7,000 | Jul 31, 2019 | - | Jun 26, 2019 |
Jul 13, 2017#342467289Jul 13, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342467289$12,9341 viol.1 violation$12,934 in penalties
Inspection #342467289
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 27, 2017
- Contested
- Dec 1, 2017
- Final Order
- Nov 28, 2018
- Closed
- Nov 6, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $69,713
- Penalties on Record
- $12,934
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Ave., Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee crushes forearm while clearing a strip from the mol
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Repeat | 2 | 12 | $69,713 | $12,934 | Dec 1, 2017 | Nov 28, 2018 |
Mar 20, 2015#340479799Mar 20, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#340479799$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #340479799
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 2015
- Final Order
- Jun 23, 2015
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $35,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 60652
- Industry
- 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $35,000 | $7,000 | - | Jun 23, 2015 |
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About these records
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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: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
7 inspections, 2015 to 2025. 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.
Standards cited
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