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DOLD FOODS LLC

2929 NORTH OHIO STREET, WICHITA, KS, 67219
Operated by HORMEL FOODS CORP · 1 of 68 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses

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OSHA inspections
27
over 50 years
Violations
52
$87,545 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 15 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DOLD FOODS LLC has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $87,545 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DOLD FOODS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
27
0.5 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
52
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$87,545
$1,684 avg / violation
10% serious90% other
Inspection trigger · planned
10 of 27
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 27

52% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $87,545 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$12,725Aug 1975Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0233Aug 1975Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$33,100Sep 2025Nov 2025
29 CFR 1910.0024 F22$975Jun 1982Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0176 B22$30Aug 1975Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0178 L22Aug 1975Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22Aug 1975Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$16,550Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$12,445Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0145 C01 II11$7,760Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$1,600Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111$875Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 A04 V11$875Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$400Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$60Aug 1975Aug 1975
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$60Aug 1975Aug 1975
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$30Aug 1975Aug 1975
29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 VII11$30Aug 1975Aug 1975
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04001011$30Aug 1975Aug 1975
29 CFR 1910.0253 E0111Jan 2008Jan 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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within KS. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 52 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $3,424
Inspection frequency
98th
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
3.9
vs industry
+1.2
TRIR
4.2
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 650 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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.2
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
10
Complaint
9
Referral
5

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) · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Aug 30, 2025Struck by running powered equipment unspecifiedHand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 29, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Nov 30, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Sep 21, 2017Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Face, unspecifiedHospitalized

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
Feb 16, 2019Arm,Caught Between,Forklift,Pinched,Powered Industrial Vehicle11
Nov 30, 2018Blade,Finger,Fingertip,Guard,Laceration,Meat Slicing Machine1

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 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
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 · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 201914

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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2018 – Jul 2019Rendering and Meat Byproduct ProcessingFMLA41

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 DOLD FOODS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in KS — for HORMEL FOODS CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
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 HORMEL FOODS CORP 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.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-356075Unfair labor practiceDec 2024Feb 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RM-354574Representation electionNov 2024OpenRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RC-353703Representation electionOct 2024OpenRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 DOLD FOODS LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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
DOLD FOODS, LLC
2929 N. OHIO STREET · WICHITA, KS, 67219
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified50Oct 2025View →

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 DOLD FOODS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-09-03Referral11$16,550
2025-06-30Planned11$16,550
2025-02-20Referral11$16,550
2024-02-01Referral2$24,890
2023-07-11Unprogrammed Related0$0
2022-08-08Unprogrammed Other0$0
2022-08-08Complaint0$0
2020-06-05Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-02-25Referral0$0
2018-12-06Referral1$7,760
2014-05-15Planned0$0
2011-02-10Planned0$0
2007-12-26Planned2$0
2006-07-27Planned1$400
2004-05-18Planned3$1,600
2004-05-18Planned4$2,725
1993-01-20Planned0$0
1989-07-11Complaint2$0
1982-06-10Planned132$280
1981-09-04Complaint0$0
1981-03-23Complaint0$0
1979-10-02Complaint0$0
1978-03-01Complaint0$0
1977-12-05Complaint0$0
1977-06-08Complaint1$0
1977-04-12Complaint2$0
1975-07-22Planned18$240

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DOLD FOODS LLC is one of 68 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HORMEL FOODS CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HORMEL FOODS CORP across all 68 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DOLD FOODS LLC 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 HORMEL FOODS CORP, which operates 68 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 DOLD FOODS LLC's OSHA violation history?
DOLD FOODS LLC has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $87,545.4 in total penalties.
How does DOLD FOODS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
DOLD FOODS LLC operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. DOLD FOODS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.92 compared to an industry average of 2.7.