OSHA has inspected Bacon Enterprises 3 times in Virginia since 2017.
The latest one began on Nov 10, 2020 on a referral, in Christiansburg.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $19,577 and now stand at $11,116, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Bacon Enterprises averages $5,558 (2 cited inspections).
Bacon Enterprises also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Oct 28, 2020: Employee burns face and torso when struck by hot fryer oil
At 11:00 a.m. on October 28, 2020, an employee working as crew member at a fast-food restaurant was preparing for the opening shift. The employee was assigned to the food preparation area of the kitchen. The employee heard an alarm in the cooking area, so he walked back to that area and noticed the Henny Penny Model 580 Pressure Fryer had finished the programmed cooking cycle. The employee lifted the lid on the fryer to remove the contents. The fryer was still under pressure and when the employee opened the lid, the pressurized hot liquified shortening struck the employee in the face and torso. The employee was hospitalized to treat first and second degree burns to his face, abdomen and chest.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
Serious
$13,277
$7,966
Apr 14, 2021
Final
Inspection 342813748 OPENED DEC 5, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2018
Incident on Dec 2, 2017: Employee sustains an electrical shock while moving fryer
At 3:00 p.m. on December 2, 2017, an employee was cleaning the kitchen area. While moving a fryer to clean under it, there was an internal malfunction. The employee sustained an electrical shock and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342340700 OPENED APR 18, 2017Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2021
Incident on Apr 9, 2017: Employee steps in hot oil and sustains second degree burns o
At 8:00 p.m. on April 9, 2017, Employee #1 was bringing pans across the floor to wash. The filter machine was full of hot oil and the employee stepped in the hot oil that had been left on floor. Employee #1 sustained second degree burns to his right foot and was hospitalized for his injuries.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
Other-than-serious
$6,300
$3,150
Jun 22, 2017
Final
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Danville site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 286 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 108 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Bacon Enterprises, Inc.
Danville · 2018
286
5
2
3.1
3.0
Bacon Enterprises, Inc
Danville · 2016
299
22
4
1.3
3.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other limited-service restaurants employers in Virginia
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
