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HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC

312 RADER RD., MC COMB, OH, 45858
Operated by Hearthside Food Solutions · 1 of 5 establishments
311821Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
EIN 264596206

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OSHA inspections
36
over 36 years
Violations
75
$404,583 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 hospitalizations · 17 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC has accumulated 75 OSHA violations across 36 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $404,583 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 94 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
36
1.0 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
75
2.1 / yr
Penalties
$404,583
$5,394 avg / violation
72% serious28% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
17 of 36
Inspection trigger · referral
12 of 36

72% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 24 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 · 40 citations in this view · $370,948 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A011212$91,574Apr 1990Jul 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I33$87,471Sep 2015Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0024 B33$17,950Apr 1990Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.0263 C0321$20,000Dec 2005Dec 2005
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I22$14,000Nov 2015Aug 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$2,600Aug 2004Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$1,000Dec 1999Nov 2015
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$200Apr 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0263 K0611$16,131May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0263 K07 II11$16,131May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$13,260Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$13,260Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$12,471Aug 2016Aug 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$12,000Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$11,292Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$11,292Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 II11$11,292Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11$7,025Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$7,000Apr 2015Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,000Apr 2004Apr 2004

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 3118 within OH. Peer group: 94 employers. This establishment has 75 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $8,556
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.6

Reported for 44 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
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Complaint
17
Accident
4
Referral
12
Follow-up
2

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) · Jan 2015 – Apr 2024 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
14
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
8
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping

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
Apr 10, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Feb 25, 2024Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)Hand(s) and finger(s)Hospitalized
Jan 15, 2024Injured by object pushed or pulled by personFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Sep 18, 2020Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized
Apr 21, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 11, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Oct 11, 2018Fall on same level due to slippingThigh(s)Hospitalized
Sep 27, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
May 1, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 18, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Sep 26, 2016Fall on same level due to slippingMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jul 24, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationNonclassifiableHospitalized
Apr 21, 2015Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 27, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 11, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Bypass,Finger,Interlock,Maintenance,Reach,Struck By,Troubleshooting11
Oct 25, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Clearing,Finger,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Partial Amputation,Sprocket,Traumatic Amputation11
Sep 27, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Nip Point1
May 18, 2017Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught In,Cleaning,Finger1
Dec 13, 2010SHOULDER,CRUSHED,ARM11
Oct 18, 2005CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,LACERATION,SPROCKET1
Mar 28, 2004HEAD,FIXED LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,LOST BALANCEFatality11

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
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 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 HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Hearthside Food Solutions, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 Hearthside Food Solutions 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.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-RC-264349Representation electionAug 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

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 HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS
312 RADER ROAD · MC COMB, OH, 45858
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 2019View →

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 HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-06-25Referral0$0
2024-04-16Referral11$16,131
2024-02-29Referral33$48,393
2024-01-03Complaint55$45,167
2019-12-18Referral1$75,000
2019-11-04Referral11$13,260
2019-05-16Complaint0$0
2019-03-19Complaint0$0
2018-10-01Referral11$13,260
2017-05-23Referral11$12,675
2016-03-28Unprogrammed Related33$24,942
2015-08-03Referral54$21,000
2015-04-29Referral33$24,000
2015-02-03Referral43$14,000
2012-10-15Complaint21$3,300
2010-12-14Complaint11$4,900
2008-03-12Complaint22$2,500
2006-01-25Complaint0$0
2005-11-08Complaint21$20,000
2005-08-03Accident0$0
2005-05-10Complaint11$2,975
2005-03-16Follow-up1$12,500
2004-07-22Accident0$0
2004-06-09Complaint116$13,600
2004-03-25Referral1$2,500
2004-03-23Accident106$25,000
2003-01-13Accident0$0
1999-10-19Complaint11$1,000
1994-11-08Complaint11$650
1993-10-15Referral64$4,590
1993-08-05Complaint1$0
1993-05-12Complaint0$0
1990-12-06Complaint1$200
1990-08-08Complaint0$0
1990-05-17Follow-up0$0
1990-02-02Complaint65$3,040

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hearthside Food Solutions.

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC 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 Hearthside Food Solutions, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC has 36 OSHA inspections on record with 75 violations and $404,582.8 in total penalties.
How does HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC operates in the cookie and cracker manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC.