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BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC

13100 ARCTIC CIRCLE, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
311710Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging

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OSHA inspections
4
over 13 years
Violations
13
$137,865 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations

Summary

BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $137,865 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
13
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$137,865
$10,605 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $137,865 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
342 A22$50,000Apr 2013Apr 2013
5157 D11$25,000Apr 2013Apr 2013
5157 G0211$25,000Apr 2013Apr 2013
3999 B11$8,435Apr 2013Apr 2013
5157 C0211$8,435Apr 2013Apr 2013
5157 C0111$6,750Apr 2013Apr 2013
5157 C0411$6,750Apr 2013Apr 2013
5141(C)(2)11$4,385Oct 2022Oct 2022
3314 H11$1,125Apr 2013Apr 2013
3203 A0411$935Apr 2013Apr 2013
3380(C)11$650Oct 2022Oct 2022
780(B)11$400Oct 2022Oct 2022

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3117 within CA. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $5,060
Inspection frequency
84th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Accident
4

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 BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 11, 2012OVEN,CAUGHT BYFatality11
Jun 28, 2012FRACTURE,HEAD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,FREEZER COMPARTMENT11

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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. 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 BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC. 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
BUMBLE BEE FOODS LLC
13100 ARCTIC CIR · SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified10Feb 2023View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$25.0M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Antitrust

First case: 2017-08-07. Most recent: 2017-08-07. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $25,000,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Aug 2017pleaAntitrustUSDOJ - Antitrust Division (San Francisco)$25,000,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-05-24Accident31$5,435
2012-10-11Accident75$73,995
2012-10-11Accident21$33,435
2012-10-11Accident1$25,000

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC 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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Frequently asked

What is BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $137,865 in total penalties.
How does BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC operates in the seafood product preparation and packaging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.
Has BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC.