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GENERAL MILLS INC.

1700 W. LASKEY RD., TOLEDO, OH, 43612
Operated by General Mills · 1 of 127 establishments
EIN 411838090

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OSHA inspections
15
over 52 years
Violations
12
$41,515 in penalties
Penalties
$41,515
$3,460 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

GENERAL MILLS INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $41,515 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,427 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GENERAL MILLS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
15
0.3 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
12
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$41,515
$3,460 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 15
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 15

27% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $41,515 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11$15,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$7,500Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 II11$5,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$5,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 I11$5,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0211$3,500Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0027 B01 III11$275Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0111$240Jun 1986Jun 1986
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Jul 1987Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0023 B0111Jun 1986Jun 1986
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0311Jun 1986Jun 1986
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411Jun 1986Jun 1986

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 85,427 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
4.4
vs industry
TRIR
5.4
vs industry

Reported for 986 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
11
Referral
1
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 MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
29 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for General Mills, not this location alone

Total cases
29
Unfair labor practice
29

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 General Mills 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.). 29 cases · 29 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-314831Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Apr 2023ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-115630Unfair labor practiceOct 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-113222Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-112871Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Mar 2014ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-097684Unfair labor practiceFeb 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-083377Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-082096Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-078329Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-078090Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-039393Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039209Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Mar 2012ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039207Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Mar 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038887Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Apr 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038878Unfair labor practiceApr 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038126Unfair labor practiceJan 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038108Unfair labor practiceJan 2009Feb 2009ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038084Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038080Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038078Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038071Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038034Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Nov 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-037106Unfair labor practiceMar 2007May 2007ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-036835Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Nov 2006ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-036792Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Oct 2006ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-036115Unfair labor practiceSep 2005Oct 2005ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-036114Unfair labor practiceSep 2005Oct 2005ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-035815Unfair labor practiceMay 2005Oct 2005ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-038585Unfair labor practiceJul 2001Sep 2002ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-031165Unfair labor practiceNov 1999Jul 2000ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

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 GENERAL MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL MILLS 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 MILLS INC
1250 LASKEY ROAD · TOLEDO, OH, 43612
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Apr 2007View →

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 GENERAL MILLS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — GENERAL MILLS INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-4028.17
Obligated (all-time)
$1.0B
Awards (all-time)
99

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1997-06-18Referral0$0
1994-04-12Complaint65$41,000
1993-10-27Complaint0$0
1993-07-07Complaint0$0
1991-01-03Complaint0$0
1989-09-20Complaint11$275
1989-06-26Complaint0$0
1988-05-18Complaint0$0
1987-07-07Complaint1$0
1986-08-01Follow-up0$0
1986-05-07Complaint43$240
1984-10-30Complaint0$0
1983-10-25Planned0$0
1973-08-09Follow-up0$0
1973-06-26Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GENERAL MILLS INC. is one of 127 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Mills.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Mills across all 127 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by General Mills, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL MILLS 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 General Mills, which operates 127 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 GENERAL MILLS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GENERAL MILLS INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $41,515 in total penalties.