LOTITO FOODS INC.
240 CARTER DRIVE, EDISON, NJ 08817 · NAICS 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jul 29, 2025#348402504Jul 29, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348402504$28,3034 viol.4 violations$28,303 in penalties
Inspection #348402504
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2025
- Final Order
- Sep 19, 2025
- Closed
- Sep 18, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 164
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $40,431
- Penalties on Record
- $28,303
- Site Address
- 200 Carter Dr., Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
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 (4 of 4 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 A02 III A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $14,895 | $10,427 | Sep 23, 2025 | - | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $12,768 | $8,938 | Sep 23, 2025 | - | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $12,768 | $8,938 | Sep 23, 2025 | - | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 02001 | 1904.41 Electronic Submission of Records OSHA citation code: 19040041 A01 I | Other | 1 | 164 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 19, 2025 |
Oct 29, 2024#347849671Oct 29, 2024Final Order RecordedReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#347849671$6,3831 viol.1 violation$6,383 in penalties
Inspection #347849671
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2024
- Final Order
- May 15, 2025
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 175
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,511
- Penalties on Record
- $6,383
- Site Address
- 240 Carter Drive, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,511 | $6,383 | May 9, 2025 | - | May 15, 2025 |
Feb 22, 2019#343803847Feb 22, 2019Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#343803847$28,6439 viol.9 violations$28,643 in penalties
Inspection #343803847
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2019
- Final Order
- Sep 10, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 16, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $40,918
- Penalties on Record
- $28,643
- Site Address
- 200 Carter Dr., Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
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 crushes chest when caught between forklift and refr
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 5 | 11 | $11,934 | $8,000 | - | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $8,525 | $6,000 | Sep 27, 2019 | - | Sep 10, 2019 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2019 | - | Sep 10, 2019 |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $6,819 | $4,643 | - | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| 01004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $8,525 | $6,000 | - | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| 01005A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $5,115 | $4,000 | Sep 27, 2019 | - | Sep 10, 2019 |
| 01005B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| 01005C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2019 | - | Sep 10, 2019 |
| 02001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 10, 2019 |
May 31, 2012#334511953May 31, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#334511953$6,3704 viol.4 violations$6,370 in penalties
Inspection #334511953
Dates
- Opened
- May 31, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 8, 2012
- Final Order
- Aug 10, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,100
- Penalties on Record
- $6,370
- Site Address
- 240 Carter Dr., Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,800 | $1,960 | - | Aug 10, 2012 | |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L02 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | $1,470 | Sep 6, 2012 | - | Aug 10, 2012 |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 II B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | $2,450 | Sep 6, 2012 | - | Aug 10, 2012 |
| 02001 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $700 | $490 | - | Aug 10, 2012 |
Jan 22, 2001#303284947Jan 22, 2001Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#303284947$7001 viol.1 violation$700 in penalties
Inspection #303284947
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 22, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 2001
- Closed
- Feb 27, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 36
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 240 Carter Drive, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $700 | $700 | Feb 26, 2001 | - | - |
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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.
5 inspections, 2001 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: cheese manufacturing reported 4.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source