Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Nature's Bakery in Missouri 10 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 4, 2025 on a referral, in Hazelwood.
In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 10 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $102,353; today they stand at $67,761, 34% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.305 (electrical wiring methods), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Nature's Bakery averages $9,680 across 7 cited inspections.
Nature's Bakery also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $12,768 | $8,937 | Nov 17, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $12,768 | $8,937 | Nov 17, 2025 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 13, 2021: Employee partially amputates finger when equipment drawer cl
At 2:30 p.m. on August 13, 2021, Employee #1 was pushing equipment into place when another employee inadvertently closed a Human Machine Interface (HMI) drawer. This action resulted in the loss of 8 mm of Employee #1's pinky finger. The employee was hospitalized for treatment following the partial amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $8,806 | $5,284 | Feb 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $8,806 | $5,284 | Feb 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $8,806 | $5,284 | Feb 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $8,806 | $5,284 | Feb 4, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(c) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 4, 2022 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $9,472 | $6,630 | May 8, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(b) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $9,472 | $6,630 | May 8, 2019 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 6, 2019: Employee fractures ankle after tripping over chair on convey
At 9:45 a.m. on February 6, 2019, an employee was lining fig bars on conveyor system and reached over to correct some misaligned bars. The employee tripped over her chair and fractured her ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $11,366 | $7,956 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,472 | $6,630 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
8860 Pershal Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 2018 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Retail Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1020(g)(1)(i) · Access to employee exposure and medical records |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1020(g)(1)(iii) · Access to employee exposure and medical records |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 2018 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
8860 Pershall Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $1,811 | $906 | Mar 29, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 29, 2017 | Final |
8860 Pershall Road, Saint Louis, MO 63136 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Hazelwood site logged 15 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 448 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 422 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBH Hazelwood · 2025 | 448 | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Natures Bakery, LLC Hazelwood · 2024 | 450 | 14 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Nature's Bakery - Hazelwood Hazelwood · 2021 | 430 | 19 | 16 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Nature's Bakery, LLC-Hazelwood Site Hazelwood · 2018 | 340 | 21 | 2 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Natures Bakery LLC MO Hazelwood · 2016 | 100 | 16 | 4 | 9.6 | 3.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Sep 12, 2025, Hazelwood: Hospitalization · disc disorders, herniated disc · exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
An employee was cleaning a dough trough in the washroom when he felt a sharp pain his back, resulting in hospitalization due to a herniated disc.
Aug 26, 2025, Hazelwood: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · thumb(s) and finger(s)
An employee was cleaning the surface of a conveyor belt with a rag and a pick. The employee's left hand became caught in the drive sprocket resulting in lacerations to her left thumb and index finger requiring surgery.
Aug 13, 2021, Hazelwood: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was pushing equipment into place when a drawer on a machine closed and amputated 8mm of their little finger.
Feb 6, 2019, Hazelwood: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was feeding fig bars onto a line/conveyor belt. The employee was walking along the conveyor belt line to address a jam when the employee tripped on the leg of a chair and fell to the ground, fracturing an ankle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye 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 1910.1020(g)(1)(i)
(i) The existence, location, and availability of any records covered by this section;
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.