FARMER BROS. CO. is a coffee and tea manufacturing employer in NORTHLAKE, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $6,819 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

FARMER BROS. CO.

120 WHITEHALL AVE., NORTHLAKE, IL, 60164

Parent: Farmer Bros. Co. (6 locations)

311920 — Top companies in Coffee and Tea Manufacturing

EIN: 950725980

57 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspection

2 violations

$6,819 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

1 hospitalizations

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

4.6

Industry Avg DART

2.4

Self-Reported DART

0.0

Self-Reported TRIR

0.0

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$6,819

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

6 years

Last Activity

6yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.2/yr

Violation Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Severity Mix

50% serious$3,410 avg per violation$6,819 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHANLRB$6,819 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-4.6

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-2.4

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Referral

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

56%

Above average violations

vs 249 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

63%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases

Unfair Labor Practice

Representation (Union)

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

FARMER BROS. CO. is one of 6 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Farmer Bros. Co..

Federal enforcement records on FARMER BROS. CO. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Farmer Bros. Co. across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Farmer Bros. Co.

317710590 - FARMER BROS CO — BEND, OR — 2 federal records
317733990 - FARMER BROS CO — PORTLAND, OR — 2 federal records
FARMER BROS CO — MEDFORD, OR — 2 federal records
FARMER BROS CO. — HOUSTON, TX — 1 federal record
317742297 - FARMER BROS CO — PORTLAND, OR — 1 federal record

Other employers in Coffee and Tea Manufacturing within IL

AMFOTEK — TINLEY PARK — 1 federal record
METROPOLIS COFFEE COMPANY, LLC DBA METROPOLIS COFFEE COMPANY - FACTORY STORE & ROASTERIE — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
COFFEE MASTERS — SPRING GROVE — 1 federal record
COMPACT INDUSTRIES, INC — SAINT CHARLES — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the coffee and tea manufacturing industry in IL, FARMER BROS. CO. ranks in the 56th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 249 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 63th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.6 for the coffee and tea manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.4. FARMER BROS. CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FARMER BROS. CO.'s OSHA violation history?: FARMER BROS. CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $6,819 in total penalties.
How does FARMER BROS. CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?: FARMER BROS. CO. operates in the coffee and tea manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.6. FARMER BROS. CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FARMER BROS. CO. of NORTHLAKE, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. FARMER BROS. CO. resolves to the parent rollup Farmer Bros. Co., which operates 6 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for FARMER BROS. CO. include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if FARMER BROS. CO.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.