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, 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.
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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $18,849 in backwages · 356 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2019 – Mar 2021 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing | $18,849 | 356 |
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
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)
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
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2009-09-30$203,739
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2009-06-30$186,756
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACK FOODcontract · Last action 2008-08-31$184,226
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2009-03-31$178,060
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2011-09-30$177,009
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2011-06-30$174,095
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2012-06-30$173,369
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2008-12-31$169,235
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2009-12-31$167,533
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2010-06-30$159,595
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2012-09-30$158,393
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2010-03-31$151,479
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2010-09-30$142,134
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2011-12-31$140,864
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2011-03-31$136,612
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2012-03-31$136,073
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SUBSISTENCEcontract · Last action 2007-11-30$117,893
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACK FOODcontract · Last action 2008-05-31$115,667
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACK FOODcontract · Last action 2008-03-31$111,524
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACK FOODcontract · Last action 2008-01-31$108,009
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2010-12-31$93,126
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACK FOODcontract · Last action 2008-09-30$80,135
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKScontract · Last action 2010-12-31$52,379
- Department of DefenseRESALE - CHIPS SNACK PACKcontract · Last action 2012-06-12$0
- Department of DefenseRESALE - SNACKS PRODUCTScontract · 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
| 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
- TREEHOUSE FOODSHANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- UTZ QUALITY FOODS, INC.HANOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOM STURGIS PRETZELS, INCORPORATEDREADING — 2 federal enforcement records
- Wise Foods, Inc.Belle Vernon — 2 federal enforcement records
- SNYDER OF BERLINBERLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO-LAY INCWILLIAMSPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- BICKEL'S SNACK FOODS, INC.YORK — 1 federal enforcement record
- SNYDER'S OF HANOVER, INCORPORATEDHANOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- EPEX SOFT PRETZELS COMPANYYORK — 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
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Contact sales →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.