Establishment profile
AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
10646 HIGHWAY 51, OAKLAND, MS, 38948
Operated by Ajinomoto Foods North America · 1 of 5 establishments
311412 — Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Summary
AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $55,959 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 9 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $55,959 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 2 | 2 | $13,460 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $7,950 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,950 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $7,120 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $6,800 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $6,340 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $6,340 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 430 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2018 – Oct 2024 · 5 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2019 | Agitator,Blade,Catch Point,Contusion,Cooker,Energized,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Food Handling,Food Preparation,Fracture,Laceration,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Sheared,Struck By,Unstable Position | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA 10646 US HIGHWAY 51 · OAKLAND, MS, 38948 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2002-01-10. Most recent: 2002-01-10. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-24 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $14,241 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $19,019 | |
| 2020-06-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-08 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $22,700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ajinomoto Foods North America.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ajinomoto Foods North America across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in frozen specialty food manufacturing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HEARTLAND CATFISH COMPANYITTA BENA — 3 federal enforcement records
- AJINOMOTO WINDSOR, INC.OAKLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMSFLOWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ajinomoto Foods North America, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA INCPORTLAND, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- AJINOMOTO FOODS, NORTH AMERICALAMPASAS, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.HAYWARD, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICAJOPLIN, MO — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ajinomoto Foods North America locationsParent rollup
- Frozen Specialty Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Frozen Specialty Food in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Ajinomoto Foods North America, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $55,959.4 in total penalties.
- How does AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.43 compared to an industry average of 1.9.
- Has AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC..