Establishment profile
ELMER CANDY CORPORATION
401 N 5TH ST, PONCHAFOULA, LA, 70454
311352 — Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
Summary
ELMER CANDY CORPORATION has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $930 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20,262 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ELMER CANDY CORPORATION 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
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $930 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 3 | 3 | $260 | Nov 1973 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 3 | 2 | $125 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1973 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 2 | 2 | $210 | Nov 1981 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $35 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1973 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1973 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
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 in NAICS 3113 within LA. Peer group: 20,262 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Dec 2021
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. 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 ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. 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: Violation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELMER CANDY CORP 401 5TH STREET · PONCHATOULA, LA, 70454 | RCRA | Violation QNCR 11 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 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 ELMER CANDY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-01-02 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $350 | |
| 1981-11-04 | Planned | 22 | 7 | $510 | |
| 1976-01-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-01-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-11-20 | Planned | 7 | — | $70 |
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 ELMER CANDY CORPORATION 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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- What is ELMER CANDY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- ELMER CANDY CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $930 in total penalties.
- How does ELMER CANDY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- ELMER CANDY CORPORATION operates in the confectionery manufacturing from purchased chocolate industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9.