Establishment profile
HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC
1525 INDUSTRIAL RD, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Operated by Hostess Brands · 1 of 29 establishments
311812 — Commercial Bakeries
Summary
HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $21,863 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $21,863 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0009 B | 1 | 1 | $5,313 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3118 within KS. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 135 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) · Apr 2015 – Jul 2025 · 1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Apr 12, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 | Commercial Bakeries | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in KS — for Hostess Brands, 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 Hostess Brands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-CA-189150 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-106598 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2013 | Jan 2014 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 17-CA-093311 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
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 HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | |
| 2023-01-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,313 | |
| 2015-04-14 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC is one of 29 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hostess Brands.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hostess Brands across all 29 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in commercial bakeries within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BEST HARVEST BAKERIESKANSAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- BIMBO BAKERIES USA, INC.TOPEKA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KELLOGG COMPANYKANSAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATIONEMPORIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Interstate Brands CorporationLenexa — 2 federal enforcement records
- EARTH GRAINS BAKING COMPANYWICHITA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ADM ARKADYOLATHE — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF LENEXA LLCLENEXA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEST HARVEST LLCKANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOSTESS BRANDS LLCEDGERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hostess Brands, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HOSTESS BRANDS, LLCCOLUMBUS, GA — 4 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDS, LLCCHICAGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDSGRAND RAPIDS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- Hostess BrandsIndianapolis, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- Hostess BrandsLenexa, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDSBOONVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDSTULSA, OK — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDSKOKOMO, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDS CORPORATIONCOLUMBIA, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSTESS BRANDSOKLAHOMA CITY, OK — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Hostess Brands locationsParent rollup
- Commercial BakeriesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Commercial Bakeries in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOSTESS BRANDS, 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 Hostess Brands, which operates 29 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 HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $21,863 in total penalties.
- How does HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.33 compared to an industry average of 2.5.