H.J. HEINZ COMPANY
1357 ISETT AVENUE, MUSCATINE, IA 52761
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Inspection records
Jan 10, 2023#346428535Jan 10, 2023Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#346428535$18,0002 viol.2 violations$18,000 in penalties
Inspection #346428535
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 10, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 10, 2023
- Final Order
- May 5, 2023
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,510
- Penalties on Record
- $18,000
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B02 | Serious | 2 | 8 | $13,052 | $14,000 | May 19, 2023 | - | May 5, 2023 |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II | Other | 1 | 8 | $7,458 | $4,000 | May 19, 2023 | - | May 5, 2023 |
Jul 6, 2021#345402200Jul 6, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345402200$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345402200
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 5, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 323
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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 incurs burns after hot water release during heat ex
Jul 31, 2019#344197868Jul 31, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344197868$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344197868
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 31, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 13, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 385
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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.
Jan 17, 2018#342886223Jan 17, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342886223$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342886223
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 2018
- Closed
- Feb 9, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 360
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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 is struck by powered industrial truck
May 2, 2016#341449098May 2, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341449098$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341449098
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 2016
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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.
May 6, 2015#340617380May 6, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340617380$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340617380
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2015
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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.
Dec 3, 2014#340150747Dec 3, 2014Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#340150747$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340150747
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 3, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 3, 2014
- Closed
- Dec 30, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 415
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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.
Oct 13, 1997#115086548Oct 13, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#115086548$3,2504 viol.4 violations$3,250 in penalties
Inspection #115086548
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 13, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 13, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 17, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,776
- Penalties on Record
- $3,250
- Site Address
- 1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 2 | 62 | $1,444 | $903 | Dec 15, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 100 | $1,444 | $722 | Jan 15, 1998 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 100 | $1,444 | $722 | Jan 15, 1998 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,444 | $903 | Dec 15, 1997 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
8 inspections, 1997 to 2023. 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: 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