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WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. is a cheese manufacturing employer in WHITEHALL, WI. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 11 violations and $43,080 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 2, 2026.

WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.

36120 OWEN ST., WHITEHALL, WI, 54773

Parent: Waste Connections, Inc. (1,431 locations)

311513 Top companies in Cheese Manufacturing

EIN: 391776266

152 employees

Federal Enforcement
5
OSHA inspections
11 violations
$43,080 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.3
Industry Avg DART
3
Self-Reported DART
2.0
Self-Reported TRIR
2.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
5
OSHA Violations
11
Total Penalties
$43,080
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
5yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Severity Mix
64% serious$3,916 avg per violation$8,616 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$43,080 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.6
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1
Below industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$500,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Food
First case: 2001-12-19
Most recent: 2001-12-19

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
4
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 80% of inspections
Recidivism: 4 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

85%
Worse than most peers
vs 237 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
92%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
89%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1961390
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$10,000,000,000 totallast: 2023-09-25

SEC Litigation Releases filed against Waste Connections, Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. is one of 1,431 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Waste Connections, Inc.. Waste Connections, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (WCN), with most recent reported revenue of $9.5B.

Federal enforcement records on WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Waste Connections, Inc. across all 1,431 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Waste Connections, Inc.

Other employers in Cheese Manufacturing within WI

Industry context

Within the cheese manufacturing industry in WI, WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. ranks in the 85th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 237 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 89th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.3 for the cheese manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3. WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.04, 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 WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $43,080 in total penalties.
How does WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.04 compared to an industry average of 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. of WHITEHALL, WI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Waste Connections, Inc., which operates 1,431 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, 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.