WHOLE FOODS BREAD & CIRCUS BAKEHOUSE
300 MIDDLESEX AVENUE, MEDFORD, MA 02155 · NAICS 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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Inspection records
Feb 10, 2015#340343292Feb 10, 2015FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#340343292$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340343292
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 10, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 2015
- Closed
- May 5, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 168
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 Middlesex Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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.
An employee died after being struck by a snow plow operator.
Sep 26, 2012#336569587Sep 26, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#336569587$3,0003 viol.3 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #336569587
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 26, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 26, 2012
- Final Order
- Oct 23, 2012
- Closed
- Oct 24, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 160
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 300 Middlesex Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 G04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Oct 24, 2012 | - | Oct 23, 2012 |
| 01002 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II | Serious | - | 5 | $3,000 | $1,500 | - | Oct 23, 2012 | |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 II | Other | - | 5 | $750 | $375 | Oct 24, 2012 | - | Oct 23, 2012 |
Dec 6, 2011#316169010Dec 6, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#316169010$3,6254 viol.4 violations$3,625 in penalties
Inspection #316169010
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 6, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 2011
- Closed
- Jan 11, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 165
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,250
- Penalties on Record
- $3,625
- Site Address
- 300 Middlesex Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | $2,125 | Jan 6, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $500 | Jan 6, 2012 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B04 | Other | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Jan 6, 2012 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $500 | Jan 6, 2012 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
3 inspections, 2011 to 2015. 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
Food Manufacturing, 23,612 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: commercial bakeries reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 6.5%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source