Establishment profile
CHR HANSEN, INC.
9015 W MAPLE ST, WEST ALLIS, WI, 53214
Operated by Chr Hansen Inc
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
EIN 131918913
Summary
CHR HANSEN, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $10,675 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 148 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHR HANSEN, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $10,675 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2005 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,100 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,600 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $2,275 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
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 3119 within WI. Peer group: 148 employers. This establishment has 9 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 66 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 CHR HANSEN, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHR HANSEN, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHR HANSEN, 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 CHR HANSEN, 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 CHR HANSEN, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHR HANSEN, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHR HANSEN INC 9015 W MAPLE ST · MILWAUKEE, WI, 53214 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2016 | View → |
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.
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 CHR HANSEN, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefensePRODUCTION & DELIVERY OF SIMULANTcontract · Last action 2008-06-23$240,000
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325414 - BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2008-06-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-12 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-02-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-04 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,600 | |
| 2005-02-22 | Complaint | 6 | 5 | $8,075 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHR HANSEN, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Chr Hansen Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Chr Hansen Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- GOMACRO, LLCVIOLA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.JEFFERSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ANDERSON CUSTOM PROCESSING, INC.BELLEVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- KERRY, INC.ROTHSCHILD — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHIEFTAIN WILD RICE, CO.SPOONER — 1 federal enforcement record
- KRAFT PIZZAMEDFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- EDAN NATURALS LLCWAUTOMA — 1 federal enforcement record
- REVELA FOODS, LLCNEW BERLIN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Chr Hansen Inc locationsParent rollup
- All Other Miscellaneous Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHR HANSEN, 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 CHR HANSEN, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHR HANSEN, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $10,675 in total penalties.
- How does CHR HANSEN, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CHR HANSEN, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. CHR HANSEN, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.14 compared to an industry average of 2.