ALPHA BAKING CO INC
4545 W LYNDALE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60639
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Inspection records
Sep 19, 2025#348515339Sep 19, 2025Final Order RecordedReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#348515339$212,7886 viol.6 violations$212,788 in penalties
Inspection #348515339
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 19, 2025
- Final Order
- Apr 3, 2026
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 180
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $326,276
- Penalties on Record
- $212,788
- Site Address
- 4545 West Lyndale St., Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $14,188 | $14,188 | Jun 8, 2026 | - | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 01001B | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 8, 2026 | - | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 01001C | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $14,188 | $0 | Apr 15, 2026 | - | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 02001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $99,300 | $99,300 | Jul 30, 2026 | - | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 02001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $99,300 | $0 | Jul 30, 2026 | - | Apr 3, 2026 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 14, 2025#348438714Aug 14, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#348438714$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348438714
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2025
- Closed
- Dec 30, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5001 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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.
May 1, 2025#348217316May 1, 2025Final Order RecordedReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#348217316$325,0008 viol.8 violations$325,000 in penalties
Inspection #348217316
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 2025
- Final Order
- Dec 4, 2025
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 502
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $557,540
- Penalties on Record
- $325,000
- Site Address
- 5001 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 (5 of 8 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 F03 II D | Serious | 1 | 3 | $16,550 | $9,900 | Oct 30, 2025 | - | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 2 | 20 | $11,348 | $8,200 | Oct 30, 2025 | - | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 2025 | - | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 01003A | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $16,550 | $9,900 | Apr 3, 2026 | - | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 01003C | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $16,550 | $0 | Oct 30, 2025 | - | Dec 4, 2025 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 31, 2025#348016643Jan 31, 2025Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#348016643$17,0002 viol.2 violations$17,000 in penalties
Inspection #348016643
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 31, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 2025
- Final Order
- Jul 3, 2025
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 195
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $23,408
- Penalties on Record
- $17,000
- Site Address
- 4545 West Lyndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
- 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 (2 of 2 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 F03 II D | Serious | 1 | 3 | $13,005 | $10,000 | Jul 2, 2025 | - | Jul 3, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,403 | $7,000 | - | Jul 3, 2025 |
Jul 18, 2023#346837586Jul 18, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346837586$9,0002 viol.2 violations$9,000 in penalties
Inspection #346837586
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 2023
- Final Order
- Oct 30, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 16, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,625
- Penalties on Record
- $9,000
- Site Address
- 5001 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- Industry
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | $9,000 | - | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | - | Oct 30, 2023 |
Aug 24, 2022#346168586Aug 24, 2022Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#346168586$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346168586
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 24, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 2022
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 380
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5001 W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- Industry
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Dec 20, 2019#344534466Dec 20, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344534466$10,8003 viol.3 violations$10,800 in penalties
Inspection #344534466
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 2019
- Contested
- Jun 16, 2020
- Final Order
- Aug 14, 2020
- Closed
- Oct 14, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 225
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,024
- Penalties on Record
- $10,800
- Site Address
- 4545 West Lyndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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 suffers finger laceration when reaching below bread
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,814 | $6,500 | Jun 16, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 2020 | Jun 16, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $7,210 | $4,300 | Jun 16, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 |
Apr 30, 2019#344043534Apr 30, 2019Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#344043534$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344043534
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2019
- Closed
- May 1, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4545 West Lyndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 11, 2015#340374420Feb 11, 2015Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#340374420$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340374420
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 10, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 252
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4545 West Lyndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
- Industry
- 311812 Commercial Bakeries
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.
Feb 11, 2015#340366277Feb 11, 2015Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#340366277$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340366277
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 28, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5001 West Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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.
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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.
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