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Southeastern Container, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Winchester, Virginia · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · NAICS 326160

4inspections
12citation items
$16,698current penalties
Mar 18, 2021last inspection

Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited Southeastern Container, Inc. in Virginia 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 18, 2021 after an accident, in Winchester.

In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $25,015; today they stand at $16,698, 33% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Southeastern Container, Inc. averages $11,823 across 1 cited inspection.

Southeastern Container, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Southeastern Container, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345204812 OPENED MAR 18, 2021Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 128 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2021

265 West Brooke Road, Winchester, VA 22603 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
Serious$6,415$4,490Jun 9, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$5,475$3,832Jun 9, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 40.1-51.1.D.III
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,500Jun 9, 2021Final

Inspection 310363312 OPENED AUG 24, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2006

999 W. Brooke Road, Winchester, VA 22601 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,275$1,365Sep 1, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,300$780Sep 1, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$975$585Sep 1, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$975$585Sep 1, 2006Closed

Inspection 303899967 OPENED OCT 11, 2000Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 205 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2001

265 West Brooke Road, Winchester, VA 22604 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$1,300$780Oct 17, 2000Final

Inspection 303899900 OPENED OCT 2, 2000Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 205 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2001

265 West Brooke Road, Winchester, VA 22604 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,300$780Oct 20, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ib) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 20, 2000Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 20, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 20, 2000Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Winchester site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 92 workers: 8.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 77 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Southeastern Container - Winchester
Winchester · 2025
92 828.72.6
Sec VA
Winchester · 2017
124 201.52.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)

(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

Other plastics bottle manufacturing employers in Virginia

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