Valparaiso, Indiana · Food Services and Drinking Places · NAICS 722110
OSHA has inspected Panera Bread, LLC 2 times in Indiana since 2020.
The latest one began on Feb 26, 2026 on a referral, in Portage.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,125 and still stand at $7,125.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Panera Bread, LLC averages $3,562 (2 cited inspections).
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Watch this company6010 Us Highway 6, Portage, IN 46368 · Limited-Service Restaurants · 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) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $3,600 | $3,600 | May 8, 2026 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $900 | $900 | May 8, 2026 | Final |
2710 Laporte Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.145(f)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags |
Serious | $2,625 | $2,625 | May 6, 2020 | Final |
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 1910.145(f)(3)
(3) Use. Tags shall be used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who are exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent. Tags shall be used until such time as the identified hazard is eliminated or the hazardous operation is completed. Tags need not be used where signs, guarding or other positive means of protection are being used.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)
(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:
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