Establishment profile
ARDENT MILLS, LLC
145 W BROADWAY, ALTON, IL, 62002
Operated by "Ardent Mills" · 1 of 19 establishments
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
EIN 300007111
Summary
ARDENT MILLS, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $26,423 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 251 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ARDENT MILLS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3119 within IL. Peer group: 251 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 99 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) · Jul 2016 – Sep 2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2016 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 ARDENT MILLS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ARDENT MILLS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for "Ardent Mills", not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other "Ardent Mills" locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for ARDENT MILLS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ARDENT MILLS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ARDENT MILLS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-17 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $10,390 | |
| 2019-09-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-09-21 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,125 | |
| 2016-07-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,908 | |
| 2015-01-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ARDENT MILLS, LLC is one of 19 establishments rolled up under the parent organization "Ardent Mills".
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of "Ardent Mills" across all 19 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BAY VALLEY FOODS, LLCDIXON — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRESH EXPRESS INCORPORATEDSTREAMWOOD — 3 federal enforcement records
- GELITA USA, INC.CALUMET CITY — 3 federal enforcement records
- KERRY, INC.LAKE ZURICH — 2 federal enforcement records
- OPEN KITCHENSCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROVEN PARTNERS GROUP, LLCELGIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONAGRA BRANDS INC.SAINT ELMO — 2 federal enforcement records
- Bay Valley Foods, LLCOak Brook — 2 federal enforcement records
- TEASDALE FOODSHOOPESTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by "Ardent Mills", ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCSAGINAW, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCEASTON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS LLCTUALATIN, OR — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCCOMMERCE CITY, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS LLCSTOCKTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLSOMAHA, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS LLCHASTINGS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCCOLTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCALBANY, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARDENT MILLS, LLCCOLUMBUS, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All "Ardent Mills" locationsParent rollup
- All Other Miscellaneous Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARDENT MILLS, LLC 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 "Ardent Mills", which operates 19 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is ARDENT MILLS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- ARDENT MILLS, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $26,423 in total penalties.
- How does ARDENT MILLS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ARDENT MILLS, LLC operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. ARDENT MILLS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.44 compared to an industry average of 2.