Establishment profile
GERBER & SONS, INC.
100 SOUTH RAY STREET, BALTIC, OH, 43804
Operated by Gerber & Sons & Inc
311119 — Other Animal Food Manufacturing
EIN 340773897
Summary
GERBER & SONS, INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $28,375 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GERBER & SONS, INC. 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, 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
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3111 within OH. Peer group: 59 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 55 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.
Industry benchmark
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- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2017 | Amputation,Lockout/Tagout | 1 | — | — | |
| Dec 1, 2008 | HEAD,GRAIN,FIXED LADDER,FALL,TRAILERFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GERBER & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GERBER & SONS, 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 GERBER & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GERBER & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GERBER & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GERBER & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-03 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $13,000 | |
| 2013-01-24 | Planned | 8 | 8 | $11,900 | |
| 2013-01-24 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $2,975 | |
| 2008-12-08 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-07 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-06-10 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GERBER & SONS, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Gerber & Sons & Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Gerber & Sons & Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other animal food manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.CAREY — 2 federal enforcement records
- KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.UPPER SANDUSKY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROVIMI NORTH AMERICA, INC.LEWISBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUCKEYE FEED & GRAIN CO.VERSAILLES — 1 federal enforcement record
- HAMLET PROTEIN, INC.FINDLAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- VITAKRAFT SUNSEED, INC.WESTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOLMES AG SERVICE, INC.HOLMESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- COOPER FARMS, INC.FORT RECOVERY — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRI-STATE GREASE & TALLOW, INC. DBA ORIGOCINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRANVILLE MILLING COMPANYGRANVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Gerber & Sons & Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Animal Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Other Animal Food in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GERBER & SONS, 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 Gerber & Sons & Inc.
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 GERBER & SONS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GERBER & SONS, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $28,375 in total penalties.
- How does GERBER & SONS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GERBER & SONS, INC. operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. GERBER & SONS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.84 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
- Has GERBER & SONS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving GERBER & SONS, INC..