WELCH FOODS, INC.
SOUTH LAKE STREET, NORTH EAST, PA 16428 · NAICS 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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Inspection records
Sep 11, 2020#344923057Sep 11, 2020Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#344923057$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344923057
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 2021
- Closed
- Apr 1, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 S Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jan 5, 2015#340162775Jan 5, 2015Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#340162775$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340162775
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 2015
- Closed
- Feb 6, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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 4, 2014#340118280Dec 4, 2014Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#340118280$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340118280
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 6, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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.
Dec 4, 2014#340118033Dec 4, 2014Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#340118033$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340118033
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 6, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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.
Feb 16, 2012#315765271Feb 16, 2012Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#315765271$13,81010 viol.10 violations$13,810 in penalties
Inspection #315765271
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 3, 2012
- Closed
- Jan 3, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $21,250
- Penalties on Record
- $13,810
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 IE | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,250 | $2,760 | Dec 31, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E06 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $4,250 | $2,760 | Dec 31, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E07 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 IB | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,250 | $2,760 | Dec 31, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 ID | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2012 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 26, 2012#315765081Jan 26, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#315765081$4,5005 viol.5 violations$4,500 in penalties
Inspection #315765081
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 2012
- Closed
- May 21, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,500
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- 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 5 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 D | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Apr 10, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,000 | $0 | Apr 10, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,000 | $2,000 | May 10, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 10, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Apr 10, 2012 | - | - |
Sep 1, 2011#315763714Sep 1, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#315763714$6,3752 viol.2 violations$6,375 in penalties
Inspection #315763714
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 1, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2011
- Closed
- Nov 22, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,500
- Penalties on Record
- $6,375
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- 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.
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's fingers are amputated by machine roller
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 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 D | Serious | 1 | 50 | $4,250 | $3,185 | Nov 15, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 25 | $4,250 | $3,190 | Nov 15, 2011 | - | - |
Apr 15, 1997#300275963Apr 15, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#300275963$1,7002 viol.2 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #300275963
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 15, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 1997
- Closed
- Dec 4, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,400
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 IA | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Jul 23, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IIB | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | $0 | Jul 23, 1997 | - | - |
Mar 13, 1997#300275898Mar 13, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#300275898$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300275898
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 30, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- 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.
Feb 27, 1997#113344535Feb 27, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#113344535$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #113344535
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 1997
- Closed
- May 2, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 139 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428
- Industry
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
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.
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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.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: fruit and vegetable canning reported 3.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 6.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source