Establishment profile
BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.
56 SMEDLEY STREET, NORTH EAST, PA, 16428
Operated by Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC
311412 — Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
EIN 160978200
Summary
BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC. has accumulated 63 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $16,383 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 61 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within PA. Peer group: 61 employers. This establishment has 63 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 161 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) · Sep 2017 – May 2018
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Hip(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Conveyor Belt,Finger,Fracture,Hand,Wrist | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Fall,Fracture,Hip,Industrial Truck,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Slip,Slippery Surface,Struck By,Walking Surface | 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 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC, not this location alone
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 Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BETTER BAKED 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 BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-05-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,984 | |
| 2017-09-14 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,889 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-10-15 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $800 | |
| 1990-05-30 | Complaint | 15 | 5 | $1,540 | |
| 1986-09-03 | Complaint | 13 | 8 | $400 | |
| 1986-02-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-10-04 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $180 | |
| 1984-04-12 | Planned | 11 | 8 | $540 | |
| 1980-04-24 | Complaint | 12 | 5 | $1,050 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in frozen specialty food manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GIORGIO FOODS, INC.READING — 2 federal enforcement records
- PREFERRED MEAL SYSTEMS, INC.SCRANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- BETTER BAKED FOODS, LLCERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROFERA INCSCRANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHILADELPHIA WATER ICE FACTORY II, INC.PHILADELPHIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PANHANDLE FOOD SALES, INC.BURGETTSTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MURRY'S INCORPORATEDLEBANON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ATEECO, INCEAST GREENVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ATEECO INC.SHENANDOAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- NUCO FOODS, LLCELIZABETHTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC locationsParent rollup
- Frozen Specialty Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Frozen Specialty Food in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BETTER BAKED 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Schwan`s Shared Services, LLC.
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.
Frequently asked
- What is BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 63 violations and $16,383.15 in total penalties.
- How does BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC. operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. BETTER BAKED FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.7 compared to an industry average of 1.9.