Establishment profile
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.
3201 S SCENIC HIGHWAY, FROSTPROOF, FL, 33843
325314 — Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
Summary
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. has accumulated 94 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $4,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 42 citations in this view · $3,955 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025051 | 4 | 3 | $595 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 3 | $450 | May 1976 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 2 | $550 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 3 | 3 | $240 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 3 | 2 | — | May 1977 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $520 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $515 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 037304 | 2 | 2 | $130 | May 1977 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 037018 | 2 | 2 | $80 | May 1977 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $80 | May 1976 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 2 | 2 | $80 | May 1976 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 2 | 2 | $40 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 2 | 2 | $35 | May 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1976 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 037018 | 2 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $320 | May 1977 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 II | 1 | 1 | $80 | May 1977 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 011012 | 1 | 1 | $80 | May 1977 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $80 | May 1977 | May 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 011013 | 1 | 1 | $80 | May 1977 | May 1977 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3253 within FL. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 94 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 195 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 11 violations · $0 in backwages · $1,250 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | Apr 2007 – Feb 2012 | 3 | 9 | — | — | $1,250 |
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2007 – Feb 2012 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 3 cases · 11 violations · $0 in backwages · $1,250 in civil penalties
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2011 – Feb 2012 | Orange Groves | FLSAMSPA | 5 | 0 | — | $550 |
| Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 | Orange Groves | MSPA | 3 | 0 | — | $700 |
| Nov 2006 – Apr 2007 | Orange Groves | FLSAMSPA | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEN HILL GRIFFIN, 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 BEN HILL GRIFFIN, 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 BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEN HILL GRIFFIN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. POST OFFICE BOX 127 · FROSTPROOF, FL, 33843 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-24 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-10-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-04-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-14 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $210 | |
| 1979-06-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-05-21 | Planned | 22 | 2 | $2,320 | |
| 1977-07-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-17 | Planned | 23 | 3 | $1,170 | |
| 1976-05-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-26 | Planned | 41 | — | $450 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- GROWERS FERTILIZER CORPORATIONLAKE ALFRED — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHEMICAL DYNAMICS, INC.PLANT CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLORIKAN ESA, LLCSARASOTA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL INSECTICIDES INCPALMETTO — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA AGRI ENTERPRISES LLCDADE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BLACK GOLD COMPOST COMPANYOXFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEN HILL GRIFFIN, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 94 violations and $4,150 in total penalties.
- How does BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC. operates in the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. BEN HILL GRIFFIN, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.5.