Establishment profile
COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV
480 MERCER ST, Hightstown, NJ, 08520
Operated by Coca-Cola Co · 1 of 895 establishments
Summary
COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $2,200 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,783 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 42 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV 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
44% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $2,200 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 3 | 3 | — | Dec 1976 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 2 | 2 | $90 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1975 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $800 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jan 1977 | Jan 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 | 1 | 1 | $65 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | $55 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q08 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0159 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
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. Peer group: 69,783 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 42+ years. Most recent activity: 42 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 COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. 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 COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-07-11 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-11-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-06-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-01-31 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-12-14 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $180 | |
| 1976-12-14 | Planned | 8 | — | $90 | |
| 1976-02-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-11-25 | Planned | 17 | 2 | $1,930 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV is one of 895 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Coca-Cola Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Coca-Cola Co across all 895 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Coca-Cola Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COCA COLA BOTTLING COToledo, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA NORTH AMERICAPAW PAW, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA REFRESHMENTSFORT WORTH, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA REFRESHMENTS USA, INC.MASPETH, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA REFRESHMENTSCORPUS CHRISTI, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTH GLASTONBURY, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA REFRESHMENTSEL CAMPO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA BOTTLING COLOS ANGELES, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA BOTTLING COPalmerton, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- COCA COLA BOTTLING OF CINCINNATICINCINNATI, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Coca-Cola Co locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV 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 Coca-Cola Co, which operates 895 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV's OSHA violation history?
- COCA COLA CO FOOD DIV has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $2,200 in total penalties.