Establishment profile
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC
127 COMMERCIAL AVENUE, HOVEN, SD, 57450
Operated by Associated Milk Producers, Inc · 1 of 27 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 741649119
Summary
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 3 years of recorded history, with $23,376 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $23,376 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $8,250 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $6,876 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,125 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $4,125 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
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.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3115 within SD. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 31 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) · Oct 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 19, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS 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 ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS 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 ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC 127 COMMERCIAL AVE · HOVEN, SD, 57450 | — | — | 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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Referral | 6 | 5 | $23,376 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC is one of 27 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Associated Milk Producers, Inc across all 27 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cheese manufacturing within SD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.MILBANK — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAVISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.LAKE NORDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIMOCK DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.DIMOCK — 1 federal enforcement record
- AGROPUR, INC.LAKE NORDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAPUTO CHEESE USABIG STONE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CASS-CLAY CREAMERYHOVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- LAND O' LAKES, INC.VOLGA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Associated Milk Producers, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCNEW ULM, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC.SANBORN, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC.ARLINGTON, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCROCHESTER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCDAWSON, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCPAYNESVILLE, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC.SIBLEY, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC.FREDERICKSBURG, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC.JIM FALLS, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCRochester, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Associated Milk Producers, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Cheese ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in SDState-wide enforcement data
- Cheese Manufacturing in SDIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS 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 Associated Milk Producers, Inc, which operates 27 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC's OSHA violation history?
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $23,376 in total penalties.
- How does ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.