BIRDS EYE FOODS
4TH ST & 5TH AVE. SW, WASECA, MN 56093
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Inspection records
Apr 23, 2010#314429614Apr 23, 2010FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#314429614$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314429614
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 2010
- Closed
- May 27, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 4th St Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- Industry
- 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
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 dies during hazardous response drills
Aug 26, 2009#313700304Aug 26, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#313700304$2,59416 viol.16 violations$2,594 in penalties
Inspection #313700304
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 2009
- Contested
- Oct 21, 2009
- Closed
- Apr 25, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 379
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 13 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,550
- Penalties on Record
- $2,594
- Site Address
- 400 4th St Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Oct 21, 2009. Final orders are recorded through Apr 10, 2010. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,750 | $263 | Oct 31, 2009 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 30 | $1,400 | $210 | May 1, 2010 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,050 | $158 | May 1, 2010 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 30 | $1,400 | $210 | May 1, 2010 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01005 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 2 | 6 | $1,400 | $88 | Oct 31, 2009 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01006A | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,050 | $158 | Oct 31, 2009 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 01006B | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E03I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 2009 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 20 | $2,100 | $315 | May 1, 2010 | Oct 21, 2009 | Apr 10, 2010 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 4, 2008#312519382Sep 4, 2008Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#312519382$10,0005 viol.5 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #312519382
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 9, 2008
- Contested
- Jan 19, 2009
- Final Order
- Apr 4, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 9, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,200
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 400 4th St Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- Industry
- 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
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.
Employees are exposed to ammonia
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 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 E01 | Serious | 1 | 355 | $2,800 | $2,500 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jan 19, 2009 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 I | Other | 1 | 355 | $2,800 | $2,500 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jan 19, 2009 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| 01004A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02 | Other | 1 | 355 | $2,800 | $2,500 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jan 19, 2009 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| 01004B | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 I | Other | 1 | 355 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jan 19, 2009 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01 | Serious | 1 | 355 | $2,800 | $2,500 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jan 19, 2009 | Apr 4, 2009 |
Jul 22, 2004#307940239Jul 22, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#307940239$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307940239
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 2004
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 4th St. Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- 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.
Jul 22, 2004#307514471Jul 22, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307514471$1,8905 viol.5 violations$1,890 in penalties
Inspection #307514471
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 2004
- Closed
- Aug 31, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 355
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,890
- Site Address
- 400 4th St Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 182065302 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $900 | $630 | Aug 12, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $900 | $630 | Aug 19, 2004 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Other | 1 | 9 | $300 | $210 | Sep 2, 2004 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 9 | $300 | $210 | Aug 19, 2004 | - | - |
| 02003 | 5205067502 | Other | 1 | 9 | $300 | $210 | Aug 19, 2004 | - | - |
Mar 25, 1993#120438254Mar 25, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#120438254$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120438254
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 1993
- Closed
- May 17, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4th St & 5th Ave. Sw, Waseca, MN 56093
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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, 1993 to 2010. 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: frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing reported 4.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source