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ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.

4545 WEST LYNDALE ST., CHICAGO, IL, 60639
Operated by Alpha Baking Company · 1 of 6 establishments
311812Commercial Bakeries
EIN 310969495

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OSHA inspections
8
over 41 years
Violations
26
$295,250 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $295,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 41 yrs
Violations
26
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$295,250
$11,356 avg / violation
77% serious23% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 8

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $295,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$128,802Oct 2014Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$10,800Oct 2014Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 D22May 2020Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$99,300Mar 2026Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$14,188Mar 2026Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D11$10,000Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$7,000Oct 2014Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0211$7,000Oct 2014Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$7,000Oct 2014Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$6,500May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$4,300May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IID11$90Jan 1985Jan 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$90Jan 1985Jan 1985
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$90Jan 1985Jan 1985
29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC11$90Jan 1985Jan 1985
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11Mar 2026Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0333 A11Mar 2026Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I11Oct 2014Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jan 1985Jan 1985
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB11Jan 1985Jan 1985

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3118 within IL. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,920
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.7
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
−1.1

Reported for 110 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Referral
3
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2018 – Oct 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 9, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 9, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 10, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 9, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Cleaning,Conveyor,Equipment Operator,Fingertip,Food Preparation,Food processing,Glove,Pulled In,Sprocket,Working Alone11
Dec 9, 2019Barrier Guard,Blade,Cleaning,Finger,Guard,Laceration,Reaching,Slicer1
May 27, 2014Caught In,Crushing,Machine Guarding,Struck ByFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Alpha Baking Company, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Alpha Baking Company locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-358991Unfair labor practiceJan 2025Mar 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-353687Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-196027Unfair labor practiceApr 2017May 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044651Unfair labor practiceApr 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044317Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043723Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Jun 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043237Unfair labor practiceMar 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041511Unfair labor practiceNov 2003Nov 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-039806Unfair labor practiceNov 2001Jan 2002ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ALPHA BAKING CO
4545 W. LYNDALE · CHICAGO, IL, 60639
AirNo Violation Identified10Mar 2022View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-09-19Referral63$212,788
2025-01-31Complaint22$17,000
2021-10-14Referral21$19,302
2019-12-20Referral33$10,800
2019-04-30Monitoring0$0
2015-02-11Follow-up0$0
2014-05-27Fatality/Catastrophe66$35,000
1985-01-14Planned75$360

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Alpha Baking Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Alpha Baking Company across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in commercial bakeries within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Alpha Baking Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Alpha Baking Company, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $295,250 in total penalties.
How does ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. ALPHA BAKING CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.74 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
Has ALPHA BAKING CO., INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ALPHA BAKING CO., INC..