Establishment profile
KESSLERS INCORPORATED
1201 HUMMEL AVENUE, LEMOYNE, PA, 17043
311612 — Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 231287137
Summary
KESSLERS INCORPORATED has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $7,860 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 161 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KESSLERS INCORPORATED 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
40% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $7,860 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,325 | Mar 1989 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $270 | Mar 1989 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I C | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $568 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II | 1 | 1 | $455 | Mar 1999 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $341 | Mar 1999 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $341 | Mar 1999 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $270 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $270 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $225 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $200 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $135 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $135 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1999 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1999 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 M02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
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 3116 within PA. Peer group: 161 employers. This establishment has 24 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 31 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) · Jun 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | 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.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 KESSLERS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KESSLERS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KESSLERS INCORPORATED. 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 KESSLERS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KESSLERS INCORPORATED. 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 KESSLERS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of AgricultureIGF::CL::IGF SPECIAL HOT DOG PRODUCTION OF 12 FORMULATIONS (350 LBS OF EACH FORMULATION +4200 LBS)contract · Last action 2015-04-29$11,424
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-08-31$5,467
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-12-31$4,555
- Department of DefenseRESALE SUBSISTENCE - BEVERAGEScontract · Last action 2009-06-30$4,398
- Department of DefenseRESALE SUBSISTENCE - BEVERAGEScontract · Last action 2009-09-30$4,204
- Department of DefenseRESALE SUBSISTENCE - BEVERAGEScontract · Last action 2009-03-31$4,152
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2010-06-30$3,916
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2010-12-31$3,651
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2010-09-30$3,559
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2009-12-31$3,459
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-01-31$3,410
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2007-11-30$3,391
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-05-31$3,326
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2010-03-31$3,021
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-03-31$2,888
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEAT ITEMScontract · Last action 2012-06-30$2,452
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEAT ITEMScontract · Last action 2011-09-30$2,398
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2011-03-31$2,367
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2008-09-30$2,252
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEAT ITEMScontract · Last action 2012-03-31$2,219
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEAT ITEMScontract · Last action 2011-12-31$2,182
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEAT ITEMScontract · Last action 2012-09-30$1,984
- Department of DefenseRESALE - MEATcontract · Last action 2011-06-30$1,387
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2011-06-30$1,313
- Department of DefenseRESALE - GROCERYcontract · Last action 2011-04-21$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311612 - MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES. Last action: 2015-04-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $4,200 | |
| 1999-01-06 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $1,137 | |
| 1999-01-06 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $568 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-02-23 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $1,955 | |
| 1985-01-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-07-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-09-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
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 KESSLERS INCORPORATED 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 KESSLERS INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- KESSLERS INCORPORATED has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $7,860 in total penalties.
- How does KESSLERS INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- KESSLERS INCORPORATED operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. KESSLERS INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.