Establishment profile
KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.
800 PEACH GLEN & IDAVILLE ROAD, PEACH GLENN, PA, 17306
Operated by Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated · 1 of 8 establishments
EIN 231498397
Summary
KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $4,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,990 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 24 citations in this view · $4,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $690 | Jul 1979 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $540 | Jul 1979 | Sep 1987 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $540 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1979 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $280 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 K01 | 1 | 1 | $270 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A05 IIIB | 1 | 1 | $270 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $270 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,990 employers. This establishment has 27 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 359 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated, 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 Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-CA-098303 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2013 | May 2013 | Closed | Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland |
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 KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-07-07 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $2,070 | |
| 1983-04-08 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $630 | |
| 1981-10-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-09-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-06-13 | Complaint | 14 | 9 | $1,800 | |
| 1978-07-13 | Complaint | 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
KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC. is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KNOUSE FOODS CO-OPERATIVE, INCORPORATEDBIGLERVILLE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.ORRTANNA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.CHAMBERSBURG, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KNOUSE FOODS CO-OPERATIVE, INCORPORATEDPEACH GLEN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated locationsParent rollup
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Knouse Foods Cooperative, Incorporated, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $4,500 in total penalties.