Inspection 345859300 OPENED MAR 28, 2022Closed
4442 Southmont Way, Easton, PA 18045 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Panera Bread 3 times in Pennsylvania since 2017.
The latest one began on Mar 28, 2022 on a referral, in Easton.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious, 1 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $75,190 and now stand at $31,931, 58% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Panera Bread averages $15,966 (2 cited inspections).
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345285910 OPENED MAY 4, 2021Closed
6951 West Branch Highway, Lewisburg, PA 17837 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 2, 2021: Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by gate while
At 1:00 p.m. on April 2, 2021, an employee was taking out the trash at a facility when the wind blew the gate of the garbage corral beyond its latching mechanism. The employee attempted to secure the gate, but it swung back with the wind, striking the employee. The employee sustained a face laceration and compression of the spinal cord. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for the injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Repeat | $53,642 | $15,000 | May 6, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 342285269 OPENED APR 28, 2017Closed
1451 Quentin Rd Ste 500, Lebanon, PA 17042 · Full-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $6,157 | $6,157 | Jun 13, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Other-than-serious | $6,157 | $6,157 | Jun 13, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $9,234 | $4,617 | Jun 13, 2017 | Final |
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.
Mar 24, 2022, Easton: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was using a spiral slicer. The blade contacted the employee's thumb and amputated the tip.
Apr 2, 2021, Lewisburg: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · head and neck
An employee was opening the gates to the dumpster area in order to dump materials. The wind blew one of the halves of the metal gate, striking the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with face and neck injuries.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
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 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
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