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GENERAL FILMS, INC.

645 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COVINGTON, OH, 45318
326113Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
11
over 52 years
Violations
30
$2,770 in penalties
Penalties
$2,770
$92 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GENERAL FILMS, INC. has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $2,770 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 784 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th 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

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
30
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$2,770
$92 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 11

64% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $2,770 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$600Aug 1973Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$490Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$480Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$300Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0029 A03 I11$300Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I11$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$100Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1020 G01 I11Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0333 B0211Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0178 G0211Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II11Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1904.000611Nov 1975Nov 1975

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within OH. Peer group: 784 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
40th
peer median: $5,460
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GENERAL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
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
5
Complaint
4
Follow-up
2

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 GENERAL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$34,396
Employees affected
64

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. 2 statutes · 65 violations · $34,396 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeSep 201616462$34,396
FMLA (family & medical leave)May 200911

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. 2 cases · 65 violations · $34,396 in backwages · 64 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2014 – Sep 2016Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) ManufacturingFLSA6463$34,396
Jan 2009 – May 2009Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) ManufacturingFMLA11

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 GENERAL FILMS, 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 GENERAL FILMS, 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 GENERAL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL FILMS, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GENERAL FILMS INC
645 S HIGH ST · COVINGTON, OH, 45318
RCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2002View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
161248
Operation
C

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 GENERAL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-04-17Planned0$0
2009-04-17Planned0$0
2001-12-18Planned3$0
2001-12-18Planned33$980
1988-12-20Complaint42$400
1988-12-20Complaint108$1,390
1975-12-29Follow-up0$0
1975-11-11Complaint1$0
1975-11-07Complaint1$0
1973-09-25Follow-up0$0
1973-07-25Planned8$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL FILMS, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is GENERAL FILMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GENERAL FILMS, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $2,770 in total penalties.
How does GENERAL FILMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GENERAL FILMS, INC. operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.