Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. safety record at a glance
Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 14, 2001 and Mar 8, 2016. 5 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 26 in all: 10 serious. Inspectors proposed $72,765 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $28,170. The largest single penalty, $12,970, came from an inspection opened Jun 6, 2008 in Oakland. That places the employer at #3,918 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 4 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Manufacturing. Worksites in Vernon, Oakland, Fairfield, Tracy.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2016 | Vernon | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $4,310 | $4,310 | Feb 3, 2017 |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Oakland | Accident | 1 citation | $6,750 | $750 | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Aug 22, 2013 | Fairfield | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,375 | $2,700 | Apr 24, 2014 |
| May 28, 2013 | Tracy | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Jun 9, 2009 | Tracy | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 19, 2009 |
| Apr 29, 2009 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 2009 |
| Jun 6, 2008 | Oakland | Complaint | 9 citations 2 serious | $12,970 | $12,970 | May 19, 2010 |
| Apr 2, 2008 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 28, 2008 |
| Dec 15, 2005 | Vernon | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Nov 18, 2005 | Vernon | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $23,620 | $4,050 | Nov 5, 2008 |
| Dec 14, 2001 | Vernon | Complaint | 9 citations 3 serious | $21,740 | $3,390 | Oct 5, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc; Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.; Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 5 citations, 3 serious, $3,240
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 2 citations, 2 serious, $4,725
- 8 CCR 4075: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,450
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $795
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $375
- 8 CCR 2340.17: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 2340.11: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Oakland employment lawyer, Fairfield employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.