Establishment profile
GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD
54 SOUTH MICHIGAN ST, Buffalo, NY, 14203
Operated by General Mills · 1 of 127 establishments
Summary
GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $2,575 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,437 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
29% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 33 citations in this view · $2,575 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 4 | 1 | $650 | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 3 | 2 | $780 | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 3 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $240 | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0068 B08 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $35 | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $15 | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | $15 | Dec 1976 | Dec 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VB7 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1981 | Sep 1981 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 132,437 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 PACKAGE FOOD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 43+ years. Most recent activity: 43 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 PACKAGE FOOD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD. 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 MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD. 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 MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD. 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 PACKAGE FOOD. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-10-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-08-21 | Planned | 18 | 3 | $660 | |
| 1978-10-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-03-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-12-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-08-19 | Planned | 31 | 7 | $1,915 |
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 PACKAGE FOOD 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:
- GENERAL MILLSBUFFALO, NY — 4 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INC.WELLSTON, OH — 4 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INC.KANSAS CITY, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INCCEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSHANNIBAL, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSLODI, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLSCEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS, INC.LODI, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INC.TOLEDO, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL MILLS INCBuffalo, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All General Mills locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD 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.
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- What is GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL MILLS INC PACKAGE FOOD has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $2,575 in total penalties.