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GENERAL MILLS is a breakfast cereal manufacturing employer in BUFFALO, NY. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 2 violations and $0 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

GENERAL MILLS

54 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14203

Parent: General Mills (64 locations)

311230 Top companies in Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

EIN: 411907831

90 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
2 violations
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.8
Industry Avg DART
1.8
Self-Reported DART
10.2
Self-Reported TRIR
13.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
2
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
19 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDEPANLRB$1,300 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+10.4
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+8.4
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

64%
Above average violations
vs 26 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Inspection Frequency Percentile
52%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
10
Unfair Labor Practice
10
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
2
Quarters Non-Compliant
4
Formal Actions
1
EPA Penalties
$1,300
Status: Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

GENERAL MILLS is one of 64 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization General Mills. General Mills is a SEC public reporter (GIS), with most recent reported revenue of $2.0B.

Federal enforcement records on GENERAL MILLS represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of General Mills across all 64 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by General Mills

Industry context

Within the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry in NY, GENERAL MILLS ranks in the 64th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 26 comparable establishments.

Inspection frequency ranks in the 52th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.8 for the breakfast cereal manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.8. GENERAL MILLS's self-reported DART rate is 10.16, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GENERAL MILLS's OSHA violation history?
GENERAL MILLS has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does GENERAL MILLS's safety record compare to its industry?
GENERAL MILLS operates in the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. GENERAL MILLS's self-reported DART rate is 10.16 compared to an industry average of 1.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL MILLS of BUFFALO, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. GENERAL MILLS resolves to the parent rollup General Mills, which operates 64 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if GENERAL MILLSoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.