HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC
2035 N. NARRAGANSETT AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60639 · NAICS 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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Inspection records
Dec 20, 2022#346401292Dec 20, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346401292$238,4089 viol.9 violations$238,408 in penalties
Inspection #346401292
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 8, 2023
- Contested
- Jun 29, 2023
- Final Order
- May 6, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 8, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $282,385
- Penalties on Record
- $238,408
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 (7 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 II A | Serious | 2 | 8 | $0 | $12,500 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I B | Serious | 1 | 5 | $15,625 | $12,500 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 01003A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 250 | $12,278 | $9,822 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 2 | 20 | $12,278 | $0 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 01003C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 01005A | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 10 | $12,278 | $9,822 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
| 02001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Repeat | 3 | 19 | $156,259 | $156,259 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | May 6, 2024 |
Showing the 7 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.
Sep 13, 2022#346226426Sep 13, 2022Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#346226426$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346226426
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 13, 2022
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 643
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 17, 2019#344524889Dec 17, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344524889$12,0002 viol.2 violations$12,000 in penalties
Inspection #344524889
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 2020
- Final Order
- Jun 11, 2020
- Closed
- Feb 11, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 643
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,217
- Penalties on Record
- $12,000
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311919 Other Snack Food 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 in rotating rollers
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 D | Serious | 1 | 5 | $12,723 | $12,000 | Jun 25, 2020 | - | Jun 11, 2020 |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $13,494 | $0 | Jun 25, 2020 | - | Jun 11, 2020 |
Sep 11, 2019#344300975Sep 11, 2019Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#344300975$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344300975
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 17, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 643
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311919 Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 5, 2019#343827713Mar 5, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343827713$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343827713
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 19, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 19, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 643
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett, Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 fractures rib and shoulder in fall from ladder
Dec 19, 2018#343677928Dec 19, 2018Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#343677928$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343677928
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 2018
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 578
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett, Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 4, 2018#343511192Oct 4, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343511192$9,6602 viol.2 violations$9,660 in penalties
Inspection #343511192
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 4, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 8, 2019
- Closed
- Sep 16, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 643
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,520
- Penalties on Record
- $9,660
- Site Address
- 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311919 Other Snack Food 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 catches finger in conveyor and amputates fingertip
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 D | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,260 | $9,660 | Apr 19, 2019 | - | Apr 8, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,260 | $0 | Apr 11, 2019 | - | Apr 8, 2019 |
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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, 2018 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.