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GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.

4600 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY, QUINCY, IL, 62301
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
19
$11,205 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

GEO. KELLER & SONS CO. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $11,205 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GEO. KELLER & SONS CO. 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

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
19
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$11,205
$590 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 4

100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $11,205 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0004 A41$840Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0221$420Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0622Dec 2010Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$3,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0272 M0411$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0272 M01 I11$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0272 E01 II11$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0272 J0111$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$315Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$315Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$315Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Dec 2013Dec 2013

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3111 within IL. Peer group: 49 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $4,824
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
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

Complaint
4

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 GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. 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 GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-11-01Complaint75$8,000
2013-11-01Complaint22$1,000
2010-09-14Complaint6$1,260
2010-09-14Complaint43$945

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 GEO. KELLER & SONS CO. 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 GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
GEO. KELLER & SONS CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $11,205 in total penalties.
How does GEO. KELLER & SONS CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GEO. KELLER & SONS CO. operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5.