Establishment profile
HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.
2301 SHERMER RD., NORTHBROOK, IL, 60062
311812 — Commercial Bakeries
EIN 363302013
Summary
HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $55,608 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $55,608 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $20,292 | Feb 2019 | Jul 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $8,548 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $8,250 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $8,250 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $8,130 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,139 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0031 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3118 within IL. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 9 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 385 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 – Feb 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 6, 2021 | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2022 | Amputation,Bypass Guard,Caught In,Fingertip,Material Handling | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Conveyor Belt,Finger,Hand | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 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 HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.. 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 HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIGHLAND BAKING CO 2301 SHERMER RD · NORTHBROOK, IL, 60062 | Air | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2024 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-07-17 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $11,292 | |
| 2022-05-06 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-02-10 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $9,687 | |
| 2018-12-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,130 | |
| 2018-09-19 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $10,000 | |
| 2017-07-17 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $16,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $55,608.2 in total penalties.
- How does HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC. operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.62 compared to an industry average of 2.5.