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Panera Bread LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin, Massachusetts · Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour · NAICS 311824

2inspections
2citation items
$13,630current penalties
Sep 1, 2022last inspection

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Panera Bread LLC in Massachusetts 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 1, 2022 on a referral, in Franklin.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $25,538; today they stand at $13,630, 47% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Panera Bread LLC averages $6,815 across 2 cited inspections.

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

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Panera Bread LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346202104 OPENED SEP 1, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 1,448 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2023

290 Beaver Street., Franklin, MA 02038 · Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
Serious$12,278$7,000Jan 19, 2023Final

Inspection 343793709 OPENED FEB 15, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Jun 20, 2019

290 Beaver St., Franklin, MA 02038 · Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 10, 2019: Employee lacerates hand when caught by machine roller

At 10:35 a.m. on February 10, 2019, an employee was panning rolls off the roll machine when he lacerated his hand when caught in the machine. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$13,260$6,630Apr 18, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2016, the Franklin site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 134 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Franklin Fresh Dough Faility
Franklin · 2016
134 000.03.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Jan 3, 2023, Franklin: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)

An employee was packing bread into cabinets. As the employee was pushing two empty racks out of a cooler, they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured hip.

Feb 10, 2019, Franklin: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · hand(s) and finger(s)

An employee was cleaning the hopper on a roll making machine and lacerated their hand and fingers when the machine was energized.

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)

(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.

Other dry pasta, dough, and flour mixes manufacturing from purchased flour employers in Massachusetts

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.