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WISE FOODS, INC

228 RASELEY STREET, BERWICK, PA, 18603
Operated by WISE FOODS, INC · 1 of 3 establishments
311919Other Snack Food Manufacturing
EIN 510370373

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OSHA inspections
12
over 31 years
Violations
21
$58,339 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.4 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
21
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$58,339
$2,778 avg / violation
90% serious10% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 12

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

95th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $2,100
Inspection frequency
98th
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
4.1
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
6.2
vs industry
+3.1

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.2
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
9
Accident
1
Referral
2

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

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 10, 2025Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetThigh(s)Hospitalized
Apr 7, 2019Fall on same level, n.e.c.Hip(s)Hospitalized
Mar 28, 2019Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 15, 2017Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 23, 2017Fall on same level, unspecifiedHead, unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 17, 2007CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,NIP POINT,TRAILER,MOTOR VEHICLEFatality11

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$18,849
Employees affected
356

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMar 20211357356$18,849
FMLA (family & medical leave)Mar 20211700

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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $18,849 in backwages · 356 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Mar 2019 – Mar 2021Other Snack Food Manufacturing$18,849356

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

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

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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)

DOT number
582323
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 WISE FOODS, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$3.3M
Awards
25
Top agency
Department of Defense
$3.3M
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $203,739
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2009-06-30
    $186,756
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACK FOOD
    contract · Last action 2008-08-31
    $184,226
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2009-03-31
    $178,060
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $177,009
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-30
    $174,095
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2012-06-30
    $173,369
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2008-12-31
    $169,235
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2009-12-31
    $167,533
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2010-06-30
    $159,595
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-30
    $158,393
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2010-03-31
    $151,479
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $142,134
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2011-12-31
    $140,864
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2011-03-31
    $136,612
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2012-03-31
    $136,073
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SUBSISTENCE
    contract · Last action 2007-11-30
    $117,893
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACK FOOD
    contract · Last action 2008-05-31
    $115,667
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACK FOOD
    contract · Last action 2008-03-31
    $111,524
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACK FOOD
    contract · Last action 2008-01-31
    $108,009
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $93,126
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACK FOOD
    contract · Last action 2008-09-30
    $80,135
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $52,379
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - CHIPS SNACK PACK
    contract · Last action 2012-06-12
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - SNACKS PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-10-01
    $0

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-01-31Complaint22$14,500
2018-06-05Complaint66$25,609
2017-07-25Complaint33$10,000
2017-06-09Referral1$0
2017-04-25Complaint43$3,925
2016-06-15Complaint0$0
2014-06-25Referral0$0
2007-05-17Accident0$0
2003-07-25Complaint22$830
2002-10-21Complaint11$975
2002-06-05Complaint0$0
1995-01-11Complaint22$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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by WISE FOODS, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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.

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.