Establishment profile
CREST FOODS CO., INC.
502 BROWN AVE, ASHTON, IL, 61006
311514 — Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
EIN 362362102
Summary
CREST FOODS CO., INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $75,570 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th 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
CREST FOODS CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 23 citations in this view · $75,570 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $10,400 | Oct 1985 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 2 | 2 | $3,000 | Aug 2016 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $2,130 | Oct 1985 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $40,000 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,750 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,890 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,080 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1987 | Oct 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 IC1 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1987 | Oct 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
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 3115 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 23 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 625 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) · Jan 2018 – May 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2021 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 11, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Guard,Hand,Machine Guarding,Pulled In | 1 | — | — | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Auger Mechanism,Hand,Hopper,Struck By | 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 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 CREST FOODS CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CREST FOODS CO., 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 CREST FOODS CO., 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 CREST FOODS CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CREST FOODS 200 BROWN ST · ASHTON, IL, 61006 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jan 2026 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CREST FOODS CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-05-21 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $50,000 | |
| 2016-03-17 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $9,750 | |
| 1994-09-29 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $4,860 | |
| 1987-05-19 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-09-20 | Planned | 9 | 6 | $960 | |
| 1982-10-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CREST FOODS CO., 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 CREST FOODS CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CREST FOODS CO., INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $75,570 in total penalties.
- How does CREST FOODS CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CREST FOODS CO., INC. operates in the dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. CREST FOODS CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.39 compared to an industry average of 1.6.