Establishment profile
GOURMET SPECIALTIES
21001 CABOT BLVD, HAYWARD, CA, 94545
Operated by Kraft Heinz · 1 of 463 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 320319443
Summary
GOURMET SPECIALTIES has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $15,715 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 749 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GOURMET SPECIALTIES 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
71% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $15,715 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3241 C | 3 | 3 | $1,135 | Oct 1997 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0016 A | 2 | 2 | $2,150 | May 2001 | Jan 2002 |
| 5162 E | 2 | 2 | $920 | Oct 1997 | Jan 2002 |
| 3203 A | 2 | 2 | $610 | Oct 1997 | Jan 2002 |
| 3216 C | 2 | 2 | $320 | Oct 1997 | Nov 2002 |
| 4353 A010000C | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 3210 A | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Nov 2002 | Nov 2002 |
| 5185 L | 1 | 1 | $935 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 4353 A | 1 | 1 | $935 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 461 A | 1 | 1 | $425 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 5162 C | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 2002 | Jan 2002 |
| 6151 G01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 3362 E | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 6151 C01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 3642 A | 1 | 1 | $175 | Nov 2002 | Nov 2002 |
| 3219 A | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0017 A | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1996 | Jun 1996 |
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 4244 within CA. Peer group: 749 employers. This establishment has 23 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 209 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 GOURMET SPECIALTIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2000 | FRACTURE,WAREHOUSE,STRUCK AGAINST,COLLISION,MECH MAT HANDLING,WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT,HIP,CONTUSION,INATTENTION | 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 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 GOURMET SPECIALTIES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GOURMET SPECIALTIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GOURMET SPECIALTIES. 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 GOURMET SPECIALTIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GOURMET SPECIALTIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GOURMET SPECIALTIES. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-22 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $3,960 | |
| 2001-08-01 | Complaint | 6 | 1 | $7,510 | |
| 2001-02-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $150 | |
| 2000-07-07 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-08-26 | Complaint | 6 | — | $1,475 | |
| 1996-04-23 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $2,620 | |
| 1992-09-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GOURMET SPECIALTIES is one of 463 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kraft Heinz.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kraft Heinz across all 463 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- SYSCO CORPORATIONWALNUT — 3 federal enforcement records
- SAVE MART SUPERMARKETSVACAVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TONY'S FINE FOODSWEST SACRAMENTO — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERSFRESNO — 2 federal enforcement records
- JFC INTERNATIONAL INC.COMMERCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS INCCOMMERCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONYORBA LINDA — 2 federal enforcement records
- U.S FOODSERVICE, INC.FONTANA — 2 federal enforcement records
- US FOODS INC.WEST SACRAMENTO — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Kraft Heinz, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OSCAR MAYER FOODS CORPORATIONMADISON, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODSHENRICO, VA — 3 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.BEAVER DAM, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODSCHICAGO, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT HEINZ COMPANYCOSHOCTON, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- HEINZ USASTOCKTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODSFargo, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODS, INC.WINCHESTER, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT FOODSFerris, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANYCHAMPAIGN, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Kraft Heinz locationsParent rollup
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GOURMET SPECIALTIES 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 Kraft Heinz, which operates 463 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GOURMET SPECIALTIES's OSHA violation history?
- GOURMET SPECIALTIES has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $15,715 in total penalties.
- How does GOURMET SPECIALTIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- GOURMET SPECIALTIES operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. GOURMET SPECIALTIES's self-reported DART rate is 5.45 compared to an industry average of 3.4.