HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION
ROUTE 6 AND DUCK CREEK ROAD, CLAYTON, DE 19938
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Inspection records
Oct 1, 2021#345652234Oct 1, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#345652234$138,69217 viol.17 violations$138,692 in penalties
Inspection #345652234
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 1, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 28, 2022
- Final Order
- Jul 13, 2022
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 17
- Violation Types
- 14 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $245,523
- Penalties on Record
- $138,692
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable 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 experiences inhalation-related illness while enteri
Violations
Violation list (5 of 17 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A02 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $11,396 | $6,496 | Apr 21, 2022 | - | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 2022 | - | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 01001C | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B04 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 2022 | - | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C01 | Serious | 1 | 33 | $11,396 | $6,496 | Apr 21, 2022 | - | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 01003A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D02 I D | Serious | 3 | 33 | $14,502 | $8,023 | Apr 21, 2022 | - | Jul 13, 2022 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 14, 2021#345437180Jul 14, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345437180$50,8489 viol.9 violations$50,848 in penalties
Inspection #345437180
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 14, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2021
- Final Order
- Feb 4, 2022
- Closed
- Feb 4, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $92,452
- Penalties on Record
- $50,848
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable 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 (5 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C02 I | Other | 3 | 5 | $10,728 | $7,510 | Feb 4, 2022 | - | Feb 4, 2022 |
| 01001D | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Feb 4, 2022 | - | Feb 4, 2022 |
| 01002 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I | Other | 4 | 20 | $13,653 | $7,510 | Feb 4, 2022 | - | Feb 4, 2022 |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Other | 2 | 10 | $13,653 | $7,510 | Feb 4, 2022 | - | Feb 4, 2022 |
| 01004A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV C | Other | 1 | 15 | $10,728 | $7,510 | Feb 4, 2022 | - | Feb 4, 2022 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 28, 2019#343900932Jun 28, 2019Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#343900932$22,8244 viol.4 violations$22,824 in penalties
Inspection #343900932
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 28, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 2019
- Contested
- Jan 23, 2020
- Final Order
- May 11, 2020
- Closed
- Apr 1, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 218
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,658
- Penalties on Record
- $22,824
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 33 | $7,084 | $4,250 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J05 | Other | 3 | 33 | $5,314 | $5,314 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
| 01003A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 218 | $13,260 | $13,260 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Other | 1 | 218 | $0 | $0 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
May 14, 2018#343146890May 14, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#343146890$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343146890
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- May 14, 2018
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 178
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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.
Jul 12, 2016#341622694Jul 12, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341622694$5,4871 viol.1 violation$5,487 in penalties
Inspection #341622694
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 18, 2016
- Final Order
- Jan 30, 2017
- Closed
- Feb 13, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,839
- Penalties on Record
- $5,487
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road P.o. Box 1150, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1928.57 Guarding of Farm Field Equipment, Farmstead Equipment, and Cotton Gins OSHA citation code: 19280057 A06 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,839 | $5,487 | Feb 23, 2017 | - | Jan 30, 2017 |
Jul 6, 2015#340742576Jul 6, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340742576$4,2001 viol.1 violation$4,200 in penalties
Inspection #340742576
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 6, 2015
- Final Order
- Oct 27, 2015
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,200
- Site Address
- Duck Creek Road Rr 6, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $4,200 | - | Oct 27, 2015 |
Oct 1, 2014#340021906Oct 1, 2014Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340021906$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340021906
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 1, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2014
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 96
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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.
Sep 29, 2014#340008796Sep 29, 2014OpenOther (L) · Partial scope, HealthOpen#340008796$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340008796
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 29, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 0 reported
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as Other-L in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 21, 2014#339755373Apr 21, 2014Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#339755373$15,0856 viol.6 violations$15,085 in penalties
Inspection #339755373
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 21, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2014
- Contested
- Nov 13, 2014
- Final Order
- Apr 20, 2015
- Closed
- May 28, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 96
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $27,550
- Penalties on Record
- $15,085
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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 (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 6 | $6,000 | $3,600 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| 01002 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A26 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $6,000 | $3,600 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 V | Other | 1 | 96 | $5,000 | $1,000 | Nov 7, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E05 | Serious | 1 | 96 | $3,000 | $2,100 | Nov 7, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 01008 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | $1,785 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 21, 2014#339740193Apr 21, 2014Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#339740193$1,0003 viol.3 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #339740193
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 21, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 22, 2014
- Contested
- Nov 13, 2014
- Final Order
- Apr 20, 2015
- Closed
- May 26, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 96
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 7000 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 15 | $4,000 | $500 | Nov 14, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 01003A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV A | Other | 1 | 15 | $3,000 | $500 | Oct 24, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 01003B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV C | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Oct 24, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | Apr 20, 2015 |
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