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BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

2110 JEFFERSON ST., SPRINGFIELD, OH, 45503
Operated by Post Holdings · 1 of 124 establishments
311613Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
EIN 471882722

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OSHA inspections
4
over 27 years
Violations
9
$15,250 in penalties
Penalties
$15,250
$1,694 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $15,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 112 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
9
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$15,250
$1,694 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 4

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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $15,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$6,000Apr 1999Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I11$3,000Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III11$1,875Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$1,875Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$1,500Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11$1,000Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0211Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11Dec 2008Dec 2008

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

66th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within OH. Peer group: 112 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $7,000
Inspection frequency
74th
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
−1.4
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−2.1

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
3.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
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
1
Complaint
2
Follow-up
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

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
2008-12-03Planned64$7,000
1999-09-02Follow-up0$0
1999-04-05Complaint22$3,750
1999-04-05Complaint11$4,500

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

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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.

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Frequently asked

What is BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $15,250 in total penalties.
How does BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. operates in the rendering and meat byproduct processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.11 compared to an industry average of 2.5.