Establishment profile
BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY
1147 BENSON ST., RIVER FALLS, WI, 54022
Operated by Rise Baking Company · 1 of 9 establishments
311821 — Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
Summary
BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $63,223 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $63,223 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 2 | 2 | $17,832 | Dec 2016 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 2 | 2 | $10,608 | Dec 2016 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2016 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $9,224 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $8,335 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,224 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | May 2012 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3118 within WI. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 13 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 265 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2019 | Caught Between,Cleaning,Crushed,Crushing,Emergency Stop,Food processing,Fracture,Hand,Inspecting,Inspection,Laceration,Nip Point,Reach,Reaching,Residual ,Reverse Polarity,Roller--Mach/Part,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. 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 BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-01 | Referral | 7 | 6 | $39,551 | |
| 2016-11-09 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $23,672 | |
| 2012-05-03 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Rise Baking Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Rise Baking Company across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cookie and cracker manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LEGACY BAKEHOUSE, LLCWAUKESHA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PINAH'S NATURAL SNACKS, LLCWAUKESHA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIGNATURE WAFERS LLCRIPON — 1 federal enforcement record
- TREEHOUSE PRIVATE BRANDS, INC.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Rise Baking Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TRADITIONAL BAKING INCBLOOMINGTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- RISE BAKING COMPANY LLCMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEW FRENCH BAKERYMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRILL, INC.COLTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- RISE BAKING COMPANYCOLTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTH COAST BAKING LLCIRVINE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Rise Baking Company locationsParent rollup
- Cookie and Cracker ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Cookie and Cracker in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY 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 Rise Baking Company, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $63,223 in total penalties.
- How does BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY operates in the cookie and cracker manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. BEST MAID COOKIE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.42 compared to an industry average of 1.8.