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Pactiv LLC
OSHA: 18 insp.Injuries: 3 yrLabor: 4 casesImmigration: 12 LCAContracts: not listed
The federal record for Pactiv LLC, Lake Forest, Illinois, consists of 18 OSHA inspections, 4 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 12 labor condition applications, 4 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries; the employer is classified under Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing.
OSHA opened 18 inspections at Pactiv LLC sites in Illinois since 2016, issuing 10 citations, 5 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $76,653 (initially $111,911), $4,259 per inspection, close to the national figure of $3,754. 1 inspection has at least one contested citation.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 2,377 employees and 35 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, lower than the pooled rate for its industry (2.6; median establishment 2.1).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 4 compliance actions involving Pactiv LLC, recording $753,837 in back wages agreed to pay for 731 employees, under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
It filed 12 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 12 worker positions. The median offered wage is $106,558 a year against a median prevailing wage of $99,195, below the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($138,494). The most common prevailing wage level is Level III (50% of filings).
OFLC records 4 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $122,564; the employer reported 1,053 employees on payroll.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 326 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $4,259 | $6,323 | $5,775 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 6% | — | 4% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 39% | — | 61% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 4 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 4 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 2 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 17 May 2023 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 2 (1 S/W/R) | $23,000 | Final order | 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a), 1910.147(d)(6) (Serious) |
| 7 Apr 2023 | Follow-up · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 8 Mar 2023 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 (1 S/W/R) | $10,000 | Final order | 1910.147(d) (Serious) |
| 15 Nov 2022 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 (1 S/W/R) | $10,000 | Final order | 1910.212(a)(1) (Serious) |
| 7 Nov 2022 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 2 | $10,000 | Final order | 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii), 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii) |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 2 (1 S/W/R) | $13,653 | Final order | 1910.147(c)(6)(i), 1910.212(a)(2) (Serious) |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 4 Oct 2017 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 (1 S/W/R) | $4,500 | Contested, final order | 1910.212(a)(1) (Serious) |
| 17 Feb 2016 | Referral · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 | $5,500 | Final order | 1910.212(a)(1) |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2025. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 326 (quartiles 0.0–4.4); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 1,469 | 2,942,272 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,966 | 3,808,676 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,377 | 4,188,468 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in Illinois. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 326 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $188K | $16K | $12K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 182.8 | — | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $1,031 | — | $910 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 750 | $753,837 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2013 – 9 Feb 2015 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 4 Apr 2009 – 2 Apr 2011 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 28 Mar 2009 – 26 Mar 2011 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 11 Jan 2009 – 2 Jan 2011 | 750 | $753,837 | 731 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1749069, 1594896, 1614031, 1609908.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 8%Level II 17%Level III 50%Level IV 25%Not stated 0%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-1252 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $106,558 | $138,494 | $123,656 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $83,600–$130,707 | $112,923–$170,239 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 25% | 53% | 47% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Software Developers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Supply Chain Analyst | 2 | — |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 1 | — |
| IT Business Analyst | 1 | — |
| SAP HANA & BW Analyst | 1 | — |
| IT Applications Manager | 1 | — |
| IT Project Lead | 1 | — |
| Manager, SC Planning - System Optimization | 1 | — |
| Data Scientist | 1 | — |
| Senior Planner, Raw Materials - Packaging | 1 | — |
| Lead Application Developer | 1 | — |
| Senior Demand Planner, Supply Chain Planning | 1 | — |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 4 | $138,494 |
| Logisticians | 4 | $91,098 |
| Data Scientists | 2 | $123,741 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1 | $106,553 |
| Validation Engineers | 1 | $108,000 |
Worksite states
Illinois 12
Visa classes: H-1B 12. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Illinois); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Senior Corporate Industrial Engineer | 1 |
| Lead, Supply Chain Planning Systems Optimization | 1 |
| SAP HANA & BW Analyst | 1 |
| Senior Regional Continuous Improvement Manager | 1 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Validation Engineers | 3 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1 |
Contracts USAspending.gov
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Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Pactiv LLC?
Yes. OSHA records 18 inspections at Pactiv LLC sites in Illinois since 2016, most recently opened 22 Jan 2025.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
10 citations with current penalties totalling $76,653. 7 inspections have a final order on every citation, 1 has a contested citation and 11 are recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Pactiv LLC?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $753,837 in back wages agreed to pay across 4 cases, for 731 employees.
Does Pactiv LLC sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 12 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 12 were certified. The median offered wage is $106,558 a year; the most common job title is Senior Supply Chain Analyst.
Does Pactiv LLC sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 4 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 4 of them certified.
Does Pactiv LLC hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at Pactiv LLC?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.