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McDonald's: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Food Services and Drinking Places · NAICS 722211

15inspections
17citation items
$3,670current penalties
Mar 12, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected McDonald's 15 times in Indiana since 1982.

The latest one began on Mar 12, 2026 after a complaint, in Ferdinand.

Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 5 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,075 and now stand at $3,670, 60% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and McDonald's averages $0 (2 cited inspections).

McDonald's also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

McDonald's: OSHA citation items per year, 1982 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348802315 OPENED MAR 12, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 46 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2026

25 Industrial Park Road, Ferdinand, IN 47532 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 18, 2026Final

Inspection 346357080 OPENED NOV 28, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 59 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2023

7502 In-930, New Haven, IN 46774 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345188155 OPENED MAR 9, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2021

1855 Us Hwy 41, Schererville, IN 46375 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344748546 OPENED MAY 11, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · No inspection · Health · 67 employees at the site · Closed Jun 16, 2020

9611 North By Northeast Boulevard, Fishers, IN 46038 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343795787 OPENED FEB 14, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 51 employees at the site · Closed May 13, 2019

17650 Village Center Drive, Noblesville, IN 46062 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342825452 OPENED NOV 17, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2018

1031 N Green St, Brownsburg, IN 46112 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$2,975$0Dec 14, 2017Final

Inspection 315045294 OPENED JUL 15, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 76 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2011

801 East Main Street, Danville, IN 46122 · Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313197725 OPENED MAR 31, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 27 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2010

5796 Coventry Ln, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 · Pharmacies and Drug Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Serious$0$975Apr 22, 2010Closed
7 older inspections

Inspection 313912214 OPENED MAR 16, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 73 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2010

3301 North Chadam Lane, Muncie, IN 47304 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 305202970 OPENED NOV 6, 2002Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2003

10310 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Serious$2,250$2,250Dec 10, 2002Closed

Inspection 123999278 OPENED JAN 7, 1997Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Mar 17, 1997

211 W North Street, Kendallville, IN 46755 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1) · Emergency action plans
Serious$1,400$445Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(4) · Exit route design
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$2,450$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(e) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1997Closed

Inspection 124005893 OPENED SEP 25, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 1995

5796 Coventry Ln, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.26(a)(1)(v) · Portable metal ladders
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 10, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(e) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 10, 1995Closed

Inspection 124041344 OPENED SEP 26, 1994Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 1994

3435 West 16th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 103945002 OPENED OCT 28, 1988Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 1989

1490 North State, Greenfield, IN 46140 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 13, 1989Closed

Inspection 215263062 OPENED MAR 3, 1982Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 17 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

416 N Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Indianapolis site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 54 workers: 66.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Sysa
Indianapolis · 2023
54 1066.23.0
Nyna
Indianapolis · 2023
44 000.03.0

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Jun 27, 2019 to Aug 1, 2022
Fishers
750$0$109,026
Feb 15, 2019 to Feb 14, 2021
Greenfield
80$0$6,852

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.26 · Portable metal ladders

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other food services and drinking places employers in Indiana

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