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Barchemy LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Donora, Pennsylvania · Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans · NAICS 311351

1inspections
8citation items
$38,000current penalties
Nov 29, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Barchemy LLC once in Pennsylvania.

The inspection began on Nov 29, 2023 on a referral, in Donora.

That inspection ended with 8 citation items: 5 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $47,702 and now stand at $38,000, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,872, and Barchemy LLC averages $38,000 (1 cited inspection).

Barchemy LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Barchemy LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347131575 OPENED NOV 29, 2023Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2025

65 East 1st Street, Donora, PA 15033 · Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$14,518$14,500May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$6,222$4,500May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$6,222$4,500May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$14,518$10,000May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 6, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,222$4,500May 6, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 6, 2024Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Donora site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 149 workers: 5.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Barchemy LLC
Donora · 2025
149 845.13.4
Barchemy, LLC
Donora · 2022
90 322.83.4

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans employers in Pennsylvania

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