DREYERS GRAND ICE CREAM
5743 SMITHWAY ST, COMMERCE, CA 90040
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Inspection records
Jun 24, 2002#300779568Jun 24, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300779568$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #300779568
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 24, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2002
- Closed
- May 27, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $375
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $375 | $0 | Sep 3, 2002 | - | - |
Dec 14, 1998#126065218Dec 14, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126065218$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126065218
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 14, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 1999
- Closed
- Apr 5, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 102
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 burned by hot water release
Oct 6, 1995#119873909Oct 6, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#119873909$1,3503 viol.3 violations$1,350 in penalties
Inspection #119873909
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 6, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 1996
- Closed
- Apr 29, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,350
- Penalties on Record
- $1,350
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4650 Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 4650 B | Other | 1 | 10 | $450 | $450 | Mar 10, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4650 Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 4650 E | Other | 1 | 10 | $450 | $450 | Mar 10, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4650 Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders OSHA citation code: 4650 F | Other | 1 | 10 | $450 | $450 | Mar 10, 1996 | - | - |
Nov 3, 1992#112164181Nov 3, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#112164181$1,8005 viol.5 violations$1,800 in penalties
Inspection #112164181
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 3, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 1992
- Closed
- Jan 12, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,800
- Penalties on Record
- $1,800
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- 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 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3660 Rated Capacity OSHA citation code: 3660 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Nov 30, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3321 Identification of Piping OSHA citation code: 3321 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Nov 30, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3216 Exit Signs OSHA citation code: 3216 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $75 | $75 | Nov 30, 1992 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5158 Other Confined Space Operations OSHA citation code: 5158 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Dec 18, 1992 | - | - |
| 03001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | Nov 20, 1992 | - | - |
Feb 13, 1991#112152319Feb 13, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#112152319$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112152319
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 13, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 15, 1991
- Closed
- Feb 15, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,260
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jan 22, 1991#112152228Jan 22, 1991Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#112152228$2,0004 viol.4 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #112152228
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 22, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 1991
- Closed
- Jan 31, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,260
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 5743 Smithway St, Commerce, CA 90040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 injured when struck by falling load
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 25, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 25, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 M | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Jan 25, 1991 | - | - |
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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.
6 inspections, 1991 to 2002. 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).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing reported 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.9%; NAICS 31152 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source