Establishment profile
GENERAL MILLS INC
4800 EDGEWOOD RD SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404
Operated by General Mills · 1 of 127 establishments
EIN 411838090
Summary
GENERAL MILLS INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $960 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,582 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL MILLS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 0000 within IA. Peer group: 18,582 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 90 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
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
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 | Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing | — | 1 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
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 IA — for General Mills, not this location alone
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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 →
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 →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-07-17 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-03-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-01-23 | Accident | 12 | 7 | $960 |
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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BAKER ELECTRIC, INC.DES MOINES — 4 federal enforcement records
- COLONY HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONINGCEDAR RAPIDS — 3 federal enforcement records
- GLEN-GERY CORPORATIONREDFIELD — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA CORPDes Moines — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMES CONSTRUCTION INCMuscatine — 3 federal enforcement records
- GIESE SHEET METAL CO INCWaterloo — 3 federal enforcement records
- MCCARTHY IMPROVEMENT COMPANYWALCOTT — 3 federal enforcement records
- NELSON ELECTRIC CO.IOWA CITY — 3 federal enforcement records
- CITY OF SIOUX CITYSioux City — 3 federal enforcement records
- NELSON ELECTRIC CO.IOWA CITY — 3 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by General Mills, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL MILLSBUFFALO, NY — 4 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INC.WELLSTON, OH — 4 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSHANNIBAL, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INC.KANSAS CITY, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSCEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS, INC.LODI, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSLODI, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS LLCGREAT FALLS, MT — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INCVERNON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INCBuffalo, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All General Mills locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 000All employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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.
Frequently asked
- What is GENERAL MILLS INC's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL MILLS INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $960 in total penalties.