Establishment profile
KETTLE CUISINE
330 LYNNWAY, LYNN, MA, 01901
Operated by Kainos Corp · 1 of 2 establishments
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
EIN 452831734
Summary
KETTLE CUISINE has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $60,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 91 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KETTLE CUISINE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
57% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $60,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $21,000 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 N | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
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 MA. Peer group: 91 employers. This establishment has 12 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 440 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) · Aug 2016 – Nov 2024 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jul 4, 2024 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Foot(feet) and leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2017 | Chemical Burn,Corrosive,Foot,Sodium Hydroxide | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 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 KETTLE CUISINE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KETTLE CUISINE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KETTLE CUISINE. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
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 · $13,800 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KETTLE CUISINE 330 LYNNWAY · LYNN, MA, 01901 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 2 | 1 | $13,800 | Mar 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KETTLE CUISINE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 2024-11-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | |
| 2024-07-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 2019-11-07 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $30,500 | |
| 2019-07-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KETTLE CUISINE is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kainos Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kainos Corp across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CONCORD FOODS INC.BROCKTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- CONCORD FOODS, INCORPORATEDBROCKTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- HARBAR LLCCANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- DEMAKES ENTERPRISES, INC.LYNN — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNO FOODSBROCKTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- KETTLE CUISINE, INC.CHELSEA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MELVILLE CANDY CORPORATIONRANDOLPH — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERITAGE PRODUCTION, LLCNORTHAMPTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHICOPEE PROVISION COMPANY, INC.CHICOPEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRADY ENTERPRISES, INC.EAST WEYMOUTH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Kainos Corp locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KETTLE CUISINE 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 Kainos Corp, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KETTLE CUISINE's OSHA violation history?
- KETTLE CUISINE has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $60,500 in total penalties.
- How does KETTLE CUISINE's safety record compare to its industry?
- KETTLE CUISINE operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. KETTLE CUISINE's self-reported DART rate is 5.22 compared to an industry average of 2.