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DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.

ONE PASTA AVENUE, CARRINGTON, ND, 58421
Operated by Post Holdings · 1 of 124 establishments
311824Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour

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OSHA inspections
4
over 26 years
Violations
14
$15,865 in penalties
Penalties
$15,865
$1,133 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $15,865 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 67th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
14
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$15,865
$1,133 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4

100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $15,865 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$6,340Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$6,300Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$2,250Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0211$975Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0611Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIB11Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811Mar 2000Mar 2000

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3118 within ND. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $750
Inspection frequency
67th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
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
2
Referral
2

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) · Aug 2017 – Jul 2024 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 27, 2024Exposure to environmental heat indoorBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Aug 21, 2017Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 21, 2017Amputated,Amputation,Chain,Conveyor,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Sprocket1

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$24,000
Employees affected
1

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. 1 statute · 4 violations · $24,000 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Dec 2004141$24,000

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. 1 case · 4 violations · $24,000 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2003 – Dec 2004All Other Miscellaneous Food ManufacturingFMLA41$24,000

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 DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, 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 DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, 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 DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY,
1000 11TH ST N · CARRINGTON, ND, 58421
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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 DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$6.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$83.6M
Awards
75
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$83.6M
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.

Largest awards (top 50 of 75)
  • Department of Agriculture
    COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009852/4100029351/WHOLE GRAIN PASTA ROTINI MAC BOX-12/16OZ,PASTA SPAGHETTI BOX-20/1 LB,PASTA MACARONI PLAIN ELBOW BOX-20/1 LB,EGGNOODLE 1/2 INCH WIDE PKG-12/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2024-04-26
    $5,980,983
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO:4100007813
    contract · Last action 2014-11-20
    $4,104,462
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007955/4100023788/WHOLE GRAIN PASTA ROTINI MAC BOX-12/16OZ,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI PKG-12/2 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA MACARONI PKG-24/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2022-04-11
    $3,933,509
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-040 - PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-04-28
    $3,681,365
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA, SPAGHETTI, 2 LB. PACKAGES
    contract · Last action 2007-11-28
    $2,837,785
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-020 - PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-02-24
    $2,806,279
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007534/4100022420/PASTA SPAGHETTI BOX-20/1 LB,PASTA MACARONI PLAIN ELBOW BOX-20/1 LB,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI PKG-12/2 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA MACARONI PKG-24/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2021-07-01
    $2,673,331
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100007352
    contract · Last action 2014-08-28
    $2,647,911
  • Department of Agriculture
    PA10-059 PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-06-08
    $2,452,140
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100007812
    contract · Last action 2014-11-20
    $2,295,937
  • Department of Agriculture
    123J1417S0312P0001 - PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100013306
    contract · Last action 2017-07-19
    $2,282,399
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV PA10-088 PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2008-08-27
    $2,247,719
  • Department of Agriculture
    PA10-118, PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2008-11-19
    $2,115,150
  • Department of Agriculture
    123J1417S0192 - PASTA PRODUCTS AND EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100012818
    contract · Last action 2017-05-03
    $2,032,666
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100010321
    contract · Last action 2016-02-19
    $2,002,024
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA PRODUCTS FOR USE IN DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-13
    $1,954,129
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100003314
    contract · Last action 2012-11-09
    $1,923,678
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-110 - PASTA AND EGG NOODLES
    contract · Last action 2010-12-02
    $1,912,920
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-090 PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-22
    $1,822,523
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000006696/4100019336/PASTA SPAGHETTI BOX-20/1 LB,PASTA MACARONI PLAIN ELBOW BOX-20/1 LB,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI PKG-12/2 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA MACARONI PKG-24/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2021-08-18
    $1,711,295
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-099 - PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-28
    $1,670,278
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV. PA11-119 - PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-11-18
    $1,401,651
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA - AG-DPAD-S-11-0164-P00001
    contract · Last action 2011-06-10
    $1,401,049
  • Department of Agriculture
    123J1417S0312P0001 - PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100013304
    contract · Last action 2017-07-19
    $1,352,642
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100008293
    contract · Last action 2015-02-26
    $1,291,277
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 41000009838
    contract · Last action 2015-11-19
    $1,286,779
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000005294/4100014818/WHOLE GRAIN BLEND MACARONI CTN-20 LB,WHOLE GRAIN BLEND ROTINI MAC CTN-20 LB,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI CTN-20 LB,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI PKG-12/2 LB,WHOLE GRAIN BLEND SPAGHETTI CTN-20 LB,WHOLE GRAIN BLEND PENNE CTN-2/10 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA MACARONI PKG-24/1 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA ROTINI MAC CTN-20 LB
    contract · Last action 2018-05-04
    $1,245,577
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100009481
    contract · Last action 2015-09-11
    $1,113,725
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100004527
    contract · Last action 2013-06-07
    $1,047,891
  • Department of Agriculture
    AG-DPAD-S-11-0184 - PASTA PRODUCTSS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-30
    $1,035,478
  • Department of Agriculture
    123J1417S0192 - PASTA PRODUCTS AND EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100012817
    contract · Last action 2017-05-03
    $960,713
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA PRODUCTS FOR USE IN DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
    contract · Last action 2012-05-18
    $817,942
  • Department of Agriculture
    INV PA10-029 PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-02-25
    $816,857
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100008806
    contract · Last action 2015-06-11
    $798,129
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007740/4100023042/PASTA SPAGHETTI BOX-20/1 LB,PASTA MACARONI PLAIN ELBOW BOX-20/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2021-05-11
    $769,140
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100004018
    contract · Last action 2013-02-14
    $758,146
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100004525
    contract · Last action 2013-06-07
    $743,269
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100005624
    contract · Last action 2013-11-21
    $718,230
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA, SPAGHETTI, 1/2 LB. PKG.
    contract · Last action 2008-01-30
    $701,417
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA PRODUCTS PA10, INV. 068
    contract · Last action 2008-06-25
    $688,535
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA PRODUCTS FOR USE IN DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
    contract · Last action 2011-11-18
    $686,501
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS AND EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100013867
    contract · Last action 2017-10-25
    $605,934
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA - AG-DPAD-S-11-0164-P0001
    contract · Last action 2011-06-10
    $601,460
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100004019
    contract · Last action 2013-02-14
    $546,731
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTA PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2008-05-29
    $519,653
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGDPADS160086 PASTA PROD&EGG NDL WBSCM PO: A100010721
    contract · Last action 2016-05-12
    $489,318
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS WBSCM PO: 4100005070
    contract · Last action 2013-08-22
    $478,969
  • Department of Agriculture
    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES WBSCM PO: 4100008294
    contract · Last action 2015-02-26
    $468,583
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000005447/4100015302/PASTA PRODUCTS&EGG NOODLES
    contract · Last action 2018-07-12
    $455,043
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000008139/4100024324/WHOLE GRAIN PASTA ROTINI MAC BOX-12/16OZ,PASTA SPAGHETTI BOX-20/1 LB,WHOLE GRAIN SPAGHETTI PKG-12/2 LB,WHOLE GRAIN PASTA MACARONI PKG-24/1 LB
    contract · Last action 2021-11-15
    $414,957

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311824 - DRY PASTA, DOUGH, AND FLOUR MIXES MANUFACTURING FROM PURCHASED FLOUR. Last action: 2024-04-26. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-08-28Referral31$6,340
2004-06-07Referral44$8,550
2000-02-23Planned2$0
2000-02-23Planned53$975

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, 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.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, 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 DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $15,865 in total penalties.
How does DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY, INC. operates in the dry pasta, dough, and flour mixes manufacturing from purchased flour industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1.