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BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

363 GREEN VALLEY DRIVE, BIDWELL, OH, 45614
Operated by Post Holdings · 1 of 124 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 471882722

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OSHA inspections
8
over 51 years
Violations
38
$16,463 in penalties
Penalties
$16,463
$433 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $16,463 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 112 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. 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 (historical), 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

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
38
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$16,463
$433 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 21 citations in this view · $16,463 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$3,750May 2001Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$1,875Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$1,875Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$1,875May 2001May 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,875May 2001May 2001
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$1,125May 2001May 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$910May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$893Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$893May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$893May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1928.0057 B0111$400Dec 1982Dec 1982
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$100Nov 1981Nov 1981
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 IV11Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0311Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0411Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11May 2001May 2001

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within OH. Peer group: 112 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $7,000
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.1
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−2.3

Reported for 168 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
6
Complaint
1
Accident
1

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 BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Post Holdings, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

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 Post Holdings locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-334192Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-325259Unfair labor practiceAug 2023Oct 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-322659Unfair labor practiceJul 2023Oct 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-319735Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-318774Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-317485Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-316054Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-312675Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-039858Unfair labor practiceDec 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOB EVANS FARMS, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BOB EVANS FARMS INC
363 GREEN VALLEY DR · BIDWELL, OH, 45614
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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 BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — POST HOLDINGS, INC. (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$67.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$199.6M
Awards (all-time)
221

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-05-06Planned21$893
2009-05-06Planned33$2,695
2008-04-10Planned96$5,625
2001-05-16Complaint76$6,750
1986-02-04Planned0$0
1982-12-09Accident31$400
1981-10-22Planned21$100
1975-03-19Planned12$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. is one of 124 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Post Holdings.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Post Holdings across all 124 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Post Holdings, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOB EVANS FARMS, 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 Post Holdings, which operates 124 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $16,462.5 in total penalties.
How does BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.11 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BOB EVANS FARMS, INC..