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Denny's: OSHA inspections and violations

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Food Services and Drinking Places · NAICS 722110

5inspections
11citation items
$9,501current penalties
Mar 11, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Denny's 5 times in Pennsylvania since 1977.

The latest one began on Mar 11, 2026 after a complaint, in Cranberry Township; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 8 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,117 and now stand at $9,501, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Denny's averages $4,731 (1 cited inspection).

Denny's: OSHA citation items per year, 1977 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348802679 OPENED MAR 11, 2026Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3,800 employees at the site · Open

1346 Old Freedom Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 · Full-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$9,457$4,731Jun 9, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jun 9, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 9, 2026Final

Inspection 314105644 OPENED APR 6, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 36 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2010

2200 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$3,150$2,205Apr 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Apr 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Apr 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$3,150$2,205Apr 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 15, 2010Closed

Inspection 12532420 OPENED OCT 5, 1977Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 20,000 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

1001 Union Deposit Mall, Harrisburg, PA 17111 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 12900015 OPENED AUG 30, 1977Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

101 Patton Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 12532180 OPENED AUG 29, 1977Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 20,000 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 1977

1001 Union Deposit Mall, Harrisburg, PA 17111 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(4) · Exit route design
Serious$180$180Aug 30, 1977Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$180$180Aug 30, 1977Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 1977Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

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 1910.132(f)(1)

(f) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

Other food services and drinking places employers in Pennsylvania

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