R. M. PALMER COMPANY is a chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans employer in WEST READING, PA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 10 violations and $65,464 in penalties. 7 workplace fatality investigations on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
R. M. PALMER COMPANY
77 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE, WEST READING, PA, 19611
Parent: R. M. Palmer Company (1 locations)
311351 — Top companies in Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
EIN: 232106938
44 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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Industry context
Within the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans industry in PA, R. M. PALMER COMPANY ranks in the 90th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 71 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.9 for the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. R. M. PALMER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 10.99, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is R. M. PALMER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- R. M. PALMER COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 10 violations and $65,464 in total penalties.
- How does R. M. PALMER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- R. M. PALMER COMPANY operates in the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. R. M. PALMER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 10.99 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has R. M. PALMER COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 7 fatality investigations involving R. M. PALMER COMPANY.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on R. M. PALMER COMPANY of WEST READING, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. R. M. PALMER COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup R. M. Palmer Company. OSHA accident records on file for R. M. PALMER COMPANY include 7 fatality investigations and 3 hospitalizations.
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