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CONAGRA FOODS

1023 SOUTH 4TH STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51503
Operated by Conagra Brands · 1 of 378 establishments
311412Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 23 years
Violations
7
$16,250 in penalties
Penalties
$16,250
$2,321 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CONAGRA FOODS has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $16,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 48th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CONAGRA FOODS appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
7
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$16,250
$2,321 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 5

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $16,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$11,625Jul 2009Jan 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$2,125Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0141 C01 I11$1,500Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,000Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 A11Jul 2009Jul 2009

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

48th

Below average violations in NAICS 3114 within IA. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $6,682
Inspection frequency
71st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
Referral
4

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 CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 15, 2011ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,AUGER,HAND,UNGUARDED1
Jan 25, 2010MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,GUARD,MECHANIC,COOKER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,SHAFT11
Apr 17, 2009AMPUTATED,STEEL,METAL POLE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,PALLET1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for Conagra Brands, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 Conagra Brands 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-262897Unfair labor practiceJul 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-246301Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CONAGRA FOODS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$250K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2006-01-20. Most recent: 2006-01-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $250,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. ConAgra Foods Inc
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Jan 2006pleaEnvironmentalMinnesota$250,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. (across 10 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$113.6M
Awards (all-time)
257

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
2016-12-14Referral11$5,000
2011-10-12Referral11$4,500
2010-02-23Referral11$1,000
2009-07-08Referral32$4,250
2003-01-14Planned1$1,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CONAGRA FOODS is one of 378 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Conagra Brands.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Conagra Brands across all 378 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in frozen specialty food manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Conagra Brands, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CONAGRA FOODS 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 Conagra Brands, which operates 378 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 CONAGRA FOODS's OSHA violation history?
CONAGRA FOODS has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $16,250 in total penalties.
How does CONAGRA FOODS's safety record compare to its industry?
CONAGRA FOODS operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.