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Papa Johns: OSHA inspections and violations

Indianapolis, Indiana · Food Services and Drinking Places · NAICS 722110

4inspections
2citation items
$3,500current penalties
Mar 31, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Papa Johns 4 times in Indiana since 2009.

The latest one began on Mar 31, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Indianapolis.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,000 and now stand at $3,500, 50% 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 Papa Johns averages $3,500 (1 cited inspection).

3 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.

Papa Johns: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346603376 OPENED MAR 31, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 2023

1407 Priscilla Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219 · Limited-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 30, 2023 (fatal): Employee delivering food dies after being shot in chest

At 11:07 p.m. on March 30, 2023, an employee working as a delivery driver for a restaurant was delivering a pizza. The employee was shot in the chest by an unknown assailant. The gunshot went through the employee's chest out his back, left to right and at a downward angle. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345783872 OPENED FEB 15, 2022Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2023

1532 Cassopolis St, Suite C, Elkhart, IN 46514 · Full-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 14, 2022 (fatal): Two employees are shot and killed by former employee

At 12:00 a.m. on February 14, 2022, a former employee of Papa Johns, walked in before closing. He asked about getting his job back. He was known by another employee and was terminated due to a bad attitude. He left the store and came back to the store later, when Employee #1 and Employee #2 were the only employees left. The former employee shot and killed both employees on his second visit.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
Serious$3,250$1,625Jun 7, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$3,750$1,875Jun 7, 2022Final

Inspection 317406734 OPENED FEB 6, 2014Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Jun 18, 2014

4144 Continential Court, Indianapolis, IN 46277 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 31, 2014 (fatal): Employee is robbed and killed while on pizza delivery

At approximately 7:00 p.m.on January 31, 2014, Employee #1 was delivering a pizz a to a resident of Capital Place apartments located approximately one mile from the Papa Johns facility. As he returned to his vehicle, an unknown number of sus pects shot him and stole his vehicle. Police and Emergency Medical Services were contacted; however, it was not clear whether Employee #1 died onsite or at the hospital.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313192742 OPENED JUN 19, 2009Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2009

5499 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis, IN 46250 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1)

(d) An exit door must be unlocked. (1) Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.

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