Establishment profile
WISE FOODS, INC
228 RASELEY STREET, BERWICK, PA, 18603
Operated by WISE FOODS, INC · 1 of 3 establishments
311919 — Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 510370373
Summary
WISE FOODS, INC has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $58,339 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WISE FOODS, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 20 citations in this view · $58,339 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 D | 1 | 1 | $8,536 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,250 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $7,250 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $7,114 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $5,691 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A04 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,268 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $3,925 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N04 | 1 | 1 | $830 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B12 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within PA. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 699 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
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- 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) · Mar 2017 – Jan 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 7, 2019 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2007 | CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,NIP POINT,TRAILER,MOTOR VEHICLEFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 1,057 violations · $18,849 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Mar 2021 | 1 | 357 | 356 | $18,849 | — |
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2021 | 1 | 700 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1,057 violations · $18,849 in backwages · 356 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2019 – Mar 2021 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | FLSAFMLA | 1,057 | 356 | $18,849 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WISE FOODS, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for WISE FOODS, INC, not this location alone
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 WISE FOODS, INC 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-348589 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-201727 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2017 | Sep 2017 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-035278 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2006 | Sep 2006 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, 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 WISE FOODS, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WISE FOODS, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 WISE FOODS, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311919 - OTHER SNACK FOOD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2012-09-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $14,500 | |
| 2018-06-05 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $25,609 | |
| 2017-07-25 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $10,000 | |
| 2017-06-09 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $3,925 | |
| 2016-06-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-05-17 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-07-25 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $830 | |
| 2002-10-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $975 | |
| 2002-06-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-01-11 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $2,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WISE FOODS, INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WISE FOODS, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WISE FOODS, INC across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other snack food manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HERR FOODS INC.NOTTINGHAM — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO-LAY INCWILLIAMSPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- SNYDER OF BERLINBERLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- UTZ QUALITY FOODS, INC.HANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- Wise Foods, Inc.Belle Vernon — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOM STURGIS PRETZELS, INCORPORATEDREADING — 2 federal enforcement records
- TREEHOUSE FOODSHANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- BICKEL'S SNACK FOODS, INC.YORK — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONDELEZ INTERNATIONALTATAMY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SNYDER'S OF HANOVER, INCORPORATEDHANOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by WISE FOODS, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Wise Foods, Inc.Belle Vernon, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Wise Foods, Inc.ASHLEY, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All WISE FOODS, INC locationsParent rollup
- Other Snack Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Snack Food in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WISE FOODS, INC 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 WISE FOODS, INC, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WISE FOODS, INC's OSHA violation history?
- WISE FOODS, INC has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $58,338.55 in total penalties.
- How does WISE FOODS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- WISE FOODS, INC operates in the other snack food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. WISE FOODS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.13 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has WISE FOODS, INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WISE FOODS, INC.