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HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION

1550 YORK STREET, HANOVER, PA, 17331
Operated by Hanover Foods Corp · 1 of 5 establishments
311411Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
EIN 230670710

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OSHA inspections
21
over 31 years
Violations
87
$138,132 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 87 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $138,132 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 61 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
21
0.7 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
87
2.8 / yr
Penalties
$138,132
$1,588 avg / violation
74% serious26% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 21
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 21

76% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 37 citations in this view · $123,747 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000153$18,075Aug 1998May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$14,900Aug 1995May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0133$22,050Aug 1998May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$2,800Aug 1995May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$2,720Sep 2002Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0122$16,625May 2005Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV22$375Aug 1995May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 E02 I22Aug 1995May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0822Feb 2000May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0263 I07 III11$9,600Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$9,323Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0138 B11$7,970Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$7,500Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$2,100May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 III11$2,100May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 VIII11$1,933Feb 2002Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$1,675Dec 1998Dec 1998
29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III11$1,350Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0176 A11$1,325Dec 1998Dec 1998
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0811$1,325Dec 1998Dec 1998

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within PA. Peer group: 61 employers. This establishment has 87 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $3,825
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
8.1
vs industry
+4.9
TRIR
9.5
vs industry
+5.0

Reported for 224 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
7
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
5

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 2018 – Nov 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 3, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 21, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 4, 2018Contact with cold objects or substancesHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 27, 2022Hopper,Lost consciousness,Removing,Shovel,StuckFatality11
Dec 4, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Frozen,Gas,Glove,Propane1
Jun 26, 1998UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,HOSE,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,MECH MAT HANDLING,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,BACKING UPFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Hanover Foods Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Hanover Foods Corp locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CA-380914Unfair labor practiceFeb 2026Apr 2026ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-330740Unfair labor practiceNov 2023Aug 2024ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-316318Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Mar 2024ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
450255
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$26.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$335.4M
Awards
175
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$335.4M
Company-wide — HANOVER FOODS CORP (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$32.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$399.6M
Awards (all-time)
245

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$335.4M
Department of Justice$18K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311421 - FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING. Last action: 2026-06-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-06-26Referral0$0
2023-11-09Referral11$9,600
2022-12-27Fatality/Catastrophe11$15,625
2021-11-01Complaint1$9,323
2018-12-21Referral11$7,970
2010-09-21Referral0$0
2010-09-08Planned33$1,050
2005-03-31Planned2825$12,800
2005-03-31Planned1111$7,000
2002-09-18Referral2$1,000
2002-09-05Planned33$1,950
2002-02-11Complaint11$1,933
2001-12-17Complaint0$0
1999-09-14Planned7$0
1999-09-14Planned126$24,700
1998-12-02Complaint43$4,325
1998-11-16Complaint0$0
1998-06-27Accident43$35,575
1997-01-10Complaint21$800
1995-07-26Planned65$4,480
1994-12-06Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hanover Foods Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hanover Foods Corp across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Hanover Foods Corp, which operates 5 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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Frequently asked

What is HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 87 violations and $138,131.5 in total penalties.
How does HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION operates in the frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.5. HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 8.07 compared to an industry average of 3.2.
Has HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION.