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WELCH FOODS, INC. is a fruit and vegetable canning employer in NORTH EAST, PA. Federal records show 10 OSHA inspections with 18 violations and $28,685 in penalties. 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.

WELCH FOODS, INC.

139 S LAKE STREET, NORTH EAST, PA, 16428

Parent: Welch Foods Inc. (1 locations)

311421 Top companies in Fruit and Vegetable Canning

EIN: 160998906

320 employees

Federal Enforcement
10
OSHA inspections
18 violations
$28,685 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.2
Industry Avg DART
2.2
Self-Reported DART
2.0
Self-Reported TRIR
2.0
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
10
OSHA Violations
18
Total Penalties
$28,685
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
29 years
Last Activity
5yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
94% serious$1,594 avg per violation$2,869 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$28,685 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.2
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Referral
3
Follow-up
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 40% of inspections
Recidivism: 4 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 61 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
92%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
98%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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.

Other employers in Fruit and Vegetable Canning within PA

Industry context

Within the fruit and vegetable canning industry in PA, WELCH FOODS, INC. ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 61 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 98th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the fruit and vegetable canning sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.2. WELCH FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.98, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WELCH FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WELCH FOODS, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $28,685 in total penalties.
How does WELCH FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WELCH FOODS, INC. operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. WELCH FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.98 compared to an industry average of 2.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WELCH FOODS, INC. of NORTH EAST, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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. WELCH FOODS, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Welch Foods Inc..

This profile may be incomplete if WELCH FOODS, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.