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WAWONA FROZEN FOODS

2202 S. CEDAR AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93725
Operated by Wawona Frozen Foods · 1 of 3 establishments
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning

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OSHA inspections
3
over 6 years
Violations
12
$77,285 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

WAWONA FROZEN FOODS has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $77,285 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 499 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WAWONA FROZEN FOODS appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.5 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
12
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$77,285
$6,440 avg / violation
58% serious42% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 3

67% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $77,285 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314(D)11$18,000Oct 2023Oct 2023
4002(A)11$18,000Jan 2020Jan 2020
3314(C)11$18,000Jan 2020Jan 2020
3314(G)(2)(A)11$11,475Jan 2020Jan 2020
5189(E)(4)11$4,050Oct 2023Oct 2023
3248(B)11$2,700Oct 2023Oct 2023
4050(A)11$2,700Oct 2023Oct 2023
3203(A)(4)11$1,275Jan 2020Jan 2020
5144(F)(2)11$450Oct 2023Oct 2023
5189(D)(3)(B)11$335Oct 2023Oct 2023
5162(C)11$150Oct 2023Oct 2023
3642(A)11$150Oct 2023Oct 2023

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3114 within CA. Peer group: 499 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $3,750
Inspection frequency
71st
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
1.3
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−1.9

Reported for 367 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.3
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

Accident
2

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 WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. 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
Oct 22, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality22
Jul 29, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Blade,Bypass,Bypass Guard,Caught In,Cleaning,Drain Pipe,Energized,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft,Safety Device,Sheared,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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. 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 WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · $25,250 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WAWONA FROZEN FOODS
2202 S. CEDAR AVE. · FRESNO, CA, 93725
RCRANo Violation Identified01$25,250Dec 2018View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WAWONA FROZEN FOODS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-06-06Accident84$28,535
2020-10-26Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2019-08-08Accident43$48,750

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WAWONA FROZEN FOODS is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wawona Frozen Foods.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wawona Frozen Foods across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fruit and vegetable canning within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAWONA FROZEN FOODS 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 Wawona Frozen Foods, which operates 3 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 WAWONA FROZEN FOODS's OSHA violation history?
WAWONA FROZEN FOODS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $77,285 in total penalties.
How does WAWONA FROZEN FOODS's safety record compare to its industry?
WAWONA FROZEN FOODS operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. WAWONA FROZEN FOODS's self-reported DART rate is 1.3 compared to an industry average of 2.2.
Has WAWONA FROZEN FOODS had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving WAWONA FROZEN FOODS.