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DOT FOODS, INC.

1 DOT WAY P.O. BOX 192, MOUNT STERLING, IL, 62353
Operated by Dot Foods, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
6
over 37 years
Violations
8
$17,552 in penalties
Penalties
$17,552
$2,194 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DOT FOODS, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $17,552 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 185 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

DOT FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
8
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$17,552
$2,194 avg / violation
38% serious62% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 8 citations in this view · $17,552 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$10,050Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 III11$7,022Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11$480Apr 1989Apr 1989
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0411Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311Jan 2013Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Apr 1989Apr 1989
29 CFR 1910.0020 G0211Apr 1989Apr 1989
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Apr 1989Apr 1989

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within IL. Peer group: 185 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $2,750
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

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
1.6
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 2,155 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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

Referral
6

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) · Feb 2019 – Nov 2024 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure

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
Nov 27, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
May 26, 2023Fall on same level due to slippingAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Nov 12, 2021Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway areaLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 27, 2021Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Jul 10, 2019Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Feb 11, 2019Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposureBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
Dec 3, 2021Collision,Forklift,High Blood Pressure,Ind Trk Operator,Leg,Numbness11
Nov 12, 2021Broken Bone,Crushed,Equipment Failure,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Leg,Lost Control,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Storage Rack,Struck By,Tibia,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle11
Mar 27, 2021Broken,Broken Bone,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Crushed,Ejected,Fracture,Leg,Lost Balance,Platform,Steel,Thrown,Vehicle11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DOT FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Dot Foods, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Dot Foods, Inc 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-027602Unfair labor practiceOct 2003Mar 2004ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
3
Certified
3
Avg wage ratio
1.04x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
71396
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DOT FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-12-10Referral1$10,050
2021-12-07Referral0$0
2021-11-17Referral0$0
2021-04-02Referral22$7,022
2012-12-18Referral1$0
1989-04-05Referral41$480

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DOT FOODS, INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dot Foods, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dot Foods, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Dot Foods, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DOT FOODS, 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 Dot Foods, Inc, which operates 9 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 DOT FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DOT FOODS, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $17,552 in total penalties.
How does DOT FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DOT FOODS, INC. operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. DOT FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.61 compared to an industry average of 3.4.