LINK SNACKS, INC.
HWY 53 S, MINONG, WI 54859
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Inspection records
Apr 28, 2025#348210139Apr 28, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348210139$17,0262 viol.2 violations$17,026 in penalties
Inspection #348210139
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 28, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 28, 2025
- Final Order
- Sep 8, 2025
- Closed
- Feb 18, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 91
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,376
- Penalties on Record
- $17,026
- Site Address
- One Snack Food Ln, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 3 | 4 | $14,188 | $8,513 | Sep 8, 2025 | - | Sep 8, 2025 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 91 | $14,188 | $8,513 | Aug 29, 2025 | - | Sep 8, 2025 |
Feb 8, 2016#341238855Feb 8, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341238855$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341238855
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 8, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 8, 2016
- Closed
- Apr 28, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Snack Food Lane, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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.
Jan 18, 2016#341200962Jan 18, 2016FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#341200962$5,5001 viol.1 violation$5,500 in penalties
Inspection #341200962
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 2016
- Final Order
- Jun 1, 2016
- Closed
- Jun 2, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,500
- Penalties on Record
- $5,500
- Site Address
- One Snack Food Lane, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 dies from heart attack
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $5,500 | $5,500 | - | Jun 1, 2016 |
Mar 3, 2015#340440411Mar 3, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340440411$3,5004 viol.4 violations$3,500 in penalties
Inspection #340440411
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 2015
- Final Order
- Aug 7, 2015
- Closed
- Aug 14, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 597
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,500
- Site Address
- 1 Snack Food Ln, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 (4 of 4 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 D03 | Serious | 4 | 25 | $5,000 | $3,500 | Aug 18, 2015 | - | Aug 7, 2015 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 4 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 2015 | - | Aug 7, 2015 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 II D | Serious | 2 | 40 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 2015 | - | Aug 7, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Other | 1 | 18 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 2015 | - | Aug 7, 2015 |
Oct 23, 2014#340032424Oct 23, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340032424$19,6006 viol.6 violations$19,600 in penalties
Inspection #340032424
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 2014
- Final Order
- May 8, 2015
- Closed
- May 14, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 509
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,000
- Penalties on Record
- $19,600
- Site Address
- 1 Snack Food Ln, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $3,500 | Jun 30, 2015 | - | May 8, 2015 |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 2 | 509 | $5,000 | $3,500 | Jun 30, 2015 | - | May 8, 2015 |
| 01003 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $3,500 | - | May 8, 2015 | |
| 01004 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 509 | $5,000 | $3,500 | Jun 30, 2015 | - | May 8, 2015 |
| 01005 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $3,000 | $2,100 | Jun 30, 2015 | - | May 8, 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.
Feb 28, 2002#106047392Feb 28, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#106047392$4,95015 viol.15 violations$4,950 in penalties
Inspection #106047392
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 2002
- Closed
- May 28, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 439
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 14 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,950
- Site Address
- One Snack Food Lane, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 II | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,875 | $1,125 | Jun 4, 2002 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,875 | $1,125 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 20, 1999#106053622May 20, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106053622$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106053622
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- May 20, 1999
- Closed
- May 21, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 340
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Snack Food Lane, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Dec 18, 1996#106050628Dec 18, 1996Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#106050628$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106050628
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 18, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 18, 1996
- Closed
- Dec 18, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 53 S, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Apr 2, 1996#106049141Apr 2, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#106049141$1,27112 viol.12 violations$1,271 in penalties
Inspection #106049141
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 2, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 17, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 1 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,680
- Penalties on Record
- $1,271
- Site Address
- Hwy 53 S, Minong, WI 54859
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $975 | $293 | May 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 | Serious | 1 | 130 | $1,300 | $390 | Jul 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $975 | $293 | Jul 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 1996 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
9 inspections, 1996 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: meat processed from carcasses reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.2%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source