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Q&B FOODS INC.

15547 FIRST ST, IRWINDALE, CA, 91706
311941Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
EIN 942805378

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OSHA inspections
6
over 34 years
Violations
20
$26,515 in penalties
Penalties
$26,515
$1,326 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

Q&B FOODS INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $26,515 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 624 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

Q&B FOODS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$26,515
$1,326 avg / violation
15% serious85% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6

83% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $26,515 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3999(B)11$16,200Jul 2015Jul 2015
3209(A)11$2,700Feb 2022Feb 2022
5185(N)11$2,700Feb 2022Feb 2022
338411$600Jan 2020Jan 2020
3314(C)11$500Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 2500.0010 A11$450Feb 2022Feb 2022
3216(B)11$375Feb 2022Feb 2022
6151 G0111$375Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 2340.0002 B11$335Feb 2022Feb 2022
5194(E)(1)11$300Feb 2022Feb 2022
3203 A11$250Oct 2004Oct 2004
4050 A11$250Oct 2004Oct 2004
461 A11$250Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 2500.0008 A0111$225Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 2340.0022 A11$185Oct 2004Oct 2004
3273 A11$185Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 2340.0016 A11$185Oct 2004Oct 2004
3577(E)11$150Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 2500.0008 A0211$150Feb 2022Feb 2022
3578(G)11$150Feb 2022Feb 2022

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within CA. Peer group: 624 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $3,305
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
16.6
vs industry
+15.2
TRIR
16.6
vs industry
+14.3

Reported for 133 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
16.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
3
Accident
3

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 Q&B FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 12, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Finger,Fingertip,Glove,Guard,Machine Guarding,Partial Amputation,Pulled In,Pulling,Unguarded11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 Q&B FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for Q&B FOODS 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 Q&B FOODS 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 Q&B FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
Q&B FOODS INC.
15547 1ST ST · BALDWIN PARK, CA, 91706
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
10Feb 2023View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2665237
Operation
C

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 Q&B FOODS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on Q&B FOODS 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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Frequently asked

What is Q&B FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
Q&B FOODS INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $26,515 in total penalties.
How does Q&B FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
Q&B FOODS INC. operates in the mayonnaise, dressing, and other prepared sauce manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. Q&B FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 16.61 compared to an industry average of 1.4.