Establishment profile
IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.
250 FURNACE RD., MIDDLEBURG, PA, 17842
311919 — Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 231553724
Summary
IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $28,616 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, with 2 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $28,616 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $14,162 | Apr 2020 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,162 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $5,162 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 E04 | 1 | 1 | $3,097 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0019 C01 | 1 | 1 | $974 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 L03 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B11 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B13 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
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 3119 within PA. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 17 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 70 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) · Mar 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON 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 IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON 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 IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 2020-01-29 | Complaint | 13 | 10 | $19,556 | |
| 1974-05-22 | Planned | 3 | — | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other snack food manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- HERR FOODS INC.NOTTINGHAM — 3 federal enforcement records
- SNYDER OF BERLINBERLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOM STURGIS PRETZELS, INCORPORATEDREADING — 2 federal enforcement records
- UTZ QUALITY FOODS, INC.HANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- Wise Foods, Inc.Belle Vernon — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO-LAY INCWILLIAMSPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- TREEHOUSE FOODSHANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- BICKEL'S SNACK FOODS, INC.YORK — 1 federal enforcement record
- SNYDER'S OF HANOVER, INCORPORATEDHANOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $28,616.2 in total penalties.
- How does IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC. operates in the other snack food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. IRA MIDDLESWARTH & SON INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.44 compared to an industry average of 2.1.