Establishment profile
PEARSON CANDY CO.
2140 W. 7TH ST., ST. PAUL, MN, 55104
Operated by Pearson Candy Company · 1 of 4 establishments
Summary
PEARSON CANDY CO. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $2,318 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 36 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PEARSON CANDY CO. 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
67% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $2,318 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 5205.005003 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C03 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A 1 | 1 | 1 | $78 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0030 A 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 A 3 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G 1 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
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 3113 within MN. Peer group: 36 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 180 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MN — for Pearson Candy Company, 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 Pearson Candy Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-016691 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2002 | Jan 2003 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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 PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PEARSON CANDY CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-21 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1999-11-16 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $1,820 | |
| 1991-07-23 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-08 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $78 | |
| 1986-03-31 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-10-11 | Planned | 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
PEARSON CANDY CO. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pearson Candy Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pearson Candy Company across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PEARSON'S CANDYST PAUL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABDALLAH CANDIESBURNSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ST. PAUL CANDY COMPANY LLC DBA PEARSONS CANDYSAINT PAUL — 1 federal enforcement record
- REGINAS FINE CANDIES INCSAINT PAUL — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Pearson Candy Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PEARSON CANDY COSt Paul, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- PEARSON CANDY COMPANYSAINT PAUL, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Pearson Candy Company locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 311All employers in this industry
- Employers in MNState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in MNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PEARSON CANDY CO. 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 Pearson Candy Company, which operates 4 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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- What is PEARSON CANDY CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- PEARSON CANDY CO. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $2,318 in total penalties.