Establishment profile
HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION
3008 PENNS VALLEY PIKE, CENTRE HALL, PA, 16828
Operated by Hanover Foods Corp · 1 of 5 establishments
311411 — Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
EIN 230670710
Summary
HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 72 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $504,534 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $439,866 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $12,000 | Feb 1997 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $88,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I D | 1 | 1 | $80,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $50,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A02 | 1 | 1 | $40,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $25,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $10,866 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I C | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B06 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F02 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
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 3114 within PA. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 72 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 93 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) · Jul 2017 – Sep 2020 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2020 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2017 | Amputation,Caught By,Falling Object,Finger,Food Preparation | 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-CA-380914 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Closed | Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 05-CA-330740 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2023 | Aug 2024 | Closed | Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 05-CA-316318 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2023 | Mar 2024 | Closed | Region 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)
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 · $95,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HANOVER FOODS CORP 3008 PENNS VALLEY PIKE · CENTRE HALL, PA, 16828 | WaterTRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 22 | 1 | $95,000 | Apr 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 HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-25 | Programmed Related | 14 | 10 | $37,534 | |
| 2023-10-11 | Complaint | 22 | 16 | $250,000 | |
| 2023-10-11 | Complaint | 35 | 25 | $215,000 | |
| 2017-07-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-11-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-02-13 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,000 |
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:
- DAILY'S JUICE PRODUCTSVERONA — 1 federal enforcement record
- OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC.BREINIGSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- COUNTRY ACRES CIDER & PRODUCE, INC.WAYNESBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hanover Foods Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HANOVER FOODS CORPORATIONHANOVER, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- HANOVER FOODS CORPORATIONRIDGELY, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPRING GLEN FRESH FOODS, INC.EPHRATA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HANOVER FOODS CORPORATIONPLUMSTEADVILLE, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Hanover Foods Corp locationsParent rollup
- Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Frozen Fruit, Juice, in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HANOVER FOODS 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.
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 72 violations and $504,534 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 0 compared to an industry average of 3.2.