Establishment profile
ASK FOODS, INC.
77 NORTH HETRICK AVENUE, PALMYRA, PA, 17078
311991 — Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
EIN 232084455
Summary
ASK FOODS, INC. has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $13,053 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 148 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ASK FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 21 citations in this view · $13,053 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $715 | Nov 2004 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IV A | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IV D | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $731 | Jun 2000 | Jun 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $715 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IIB | 1 | 1 | $715 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $585 | Jun 2000 | Jun 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $535 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | $292 | Jun 2000 | Jun 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2014 | May 2014 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within PA. Peer group: 148 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 208 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
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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2019 – Jan 2021 | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASK FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-09-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-03-26 | Planned | 10 | 8 | $6,800 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $525 | |
| 2007-06-22 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-14 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $700 | |
| 2004-10-20 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,680 | |
| 2000-06-01 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,608 | |
| 2000-06-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-10-02 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $500 | |
| 1989-09-01 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $240 | |
| 1986-02-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-02-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASK FOODS, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ASK FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ASK FOODS, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $13,053 in total penalties.
- How does ASK FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ASK FOODS, INC. operates in the perishable prepared food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. ASK FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.38 compared to an industry average of 2.9.