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TASTY BAKING COMPANY

4300 SOUTH 26TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19112
Operated by Flowers Foods · 1 of 177 establishments
311812Commercial Bakeries

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OSHA inspections
6
over 16 years
Violations
42
$62,956 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TASTY BAKING COMPANY has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $62,956 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 185 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TASTY BAKING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
0.4 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
42
2.6 / yr
Penalties
$62,956
$1,499 avg / violation
88% serious12% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $56,556 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000141$6,400Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$15,000Feb 2016Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II21$3,200Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0222Nov 2010Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0263 I07 III11$7,956Jul 2019Jul 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II11$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 VII11$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 IIIA11$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0263 I13 III11$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0311$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$1,600Nov 2010Nov 2010

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3118 within PA. Peer group: 185 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $1,706
Inspection frequency
89th
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
6.2
vs industry
+3.7
TRIR
7.0
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 492 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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.0
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

Complaint
1
Referral
4
Follow-up
1

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) · Jul 2015 – Mar 2019

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 14, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Aug 25, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 5, 2015NonclassifiableFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jul 12, 2015Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.Knee(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 TASTY BAKING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TASTY BAKING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Flowers Foods, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
2

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 Flowers Foods 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.). 10 cases · 8 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-190672Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-170293Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-122802Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Apr 2014ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-069900Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-RC-060609Representation electionJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-038157Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-037611Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-RC-021716Representation electionJul 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-036730Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-036131Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 TASTY BAKING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TASTY BAKING COMPANY LLC
4300 SOUTH 26TH STREET · PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19112
WaterNo Violation Identified10Jun 2025View →

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
32857
Operation
A

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 TASTY BAKING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$96K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Defense
$96K
Company-wide — FLOWERS FOODS INC (across 31 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$108.4M
Awards (all-time)
44,157

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - TASTYKAKE
    contract · Last action 2012-06-30
    $35,595
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - TASTYKAKE
    contract · Last action 2012-09-30
    $34,073
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - TASTYKAKE
    contract · Last action 2012-03-31
    $23,615
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - TASTYKAKE
    contract · Last action 2011-12-31
    $2,338
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - TASTY KAKE BAKED GOODS-SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2011-11-16
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311812 - COMMERCIAL BAKERIES. Last action: 2012-09-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-03-06Referral0$0
2019-03-18Referral11$7,956
2017-09-05Referral11$9,000
2015-08-06Referral21$6,000
2013-06-04Follow-up0$0
2010-05-07Complaint3834$40,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TASTY BAKING COMPANY is one of 177 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Flowers Foods.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Flowers Foods across all 177 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TASTY BAKING COMPANY 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 Flowers Foods, which operates 177 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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Frequently asked

What is TASTY BAKING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
TASTY BAKING COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $62,956 in total penalties.
How does TASTY BAKING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
TASTY BAKING COMPANY operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. TASTY BAKING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 6.19 compared to an industry average of 2.5.