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GIELOW PICKLES INC

5260 MAIN ST, LEXINGTON, MI, 48450
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning

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OSHA inspections
19
over 23 years
Violations
102
$136,840 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

GIELOW PICKLES INC has accumulated 102 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $136,840 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 101 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GIELOW PICKLES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
19
0.8 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
102
4.4 / yr
Penalties
$136,840
$1,342 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 19
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 19

84% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 45 citations in this view · $87,935 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.07270144$6,375Oct 2002Apr 2014
29 CFR 4081.21760133$1,375Oct 2002Apr 2014
29 CFR 4081.14420233$925Oct 2002Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.33080132$150Oct 2002Dec 2008
408.12172(1)22$32,700Oct 2024Mar 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A22$17,500Mar 2015Oct 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA22$6,250Aug 2012Apr 2014
29 CFR 4081.02200122$6,250Aug 2012Apr 2014
325.47201(3)22$5,100May 2015Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$3,650Oct 2002Aug 2018
29 CFR 3254.72010322$2,000Sep 2005Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0122$1,600Nov 2013May 2015
29 CFR 4081.07310122$1,175Dec 2008Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$775Dec 2008Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.00340922$775Dec 2008Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.00340722$600Oct 2002Aug 2012
29 CFR 4081.071622$575Oct 2002Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22$160Aug 2012Apr 2014
408.10632(1)22May 2015Nov 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV22Dec 2008Apr 2014

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within MI. Peer group: 101 employers. This establishment has 102 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,275
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GIELOW PICKLES INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
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

Planned
6
Complaint
11
Referral
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 GIELOW PICKLES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$19,341
Employees affected
169

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 169 violations · $19,341 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJun 20151169169$19,341

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 169 violations · $19,341 in backwages · 169 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2013 – Jun 2015Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and DryingFLSA169169$19,341

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GIELOW PICKLES 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 GIELOW PICKLES INC. 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 GIELOW PICKLES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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
GIELOW PICKLES INC
5260 MAIN ST · LEXINGTON, MI, 48450
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
20Sep 2024View →

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 GIELOW PICKLES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-12-03Referral3$30,500
2024-07-09Complaint109$12,650
2023-11-14Complaint41$1,800
2022-08-16Complaint0$0
2020-07-02Complaint0$0
2019-10-08Complaint21$1,200
2019-10-08Planned3$0
2018-06-21Complaint66$10,500
2015-03-04Complaint2$3,200
2015-03-04Complaint1$0
2014-10-15Complaint52$34,500
2013-12-03Planned146$23,390
2013-12-03Planned21$8,750
2013-10-21Complaint44$2,000
2012-07-02Planned1811$4,300
2008-11-24Planned139$3,000
2005-08-09Complaint2$0
2002-11-07Referral0$0
2002-09-13Planned1311$1,050

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 GIELOW PICKLES 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.

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Frequently asked

What is GIELOW PICKLES INC's OSHA violation history?
GIELOW PICKLES INC has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 102 violations and $136,840 in total penalties.
How does GIELOW PICKLES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
GIELOW PICKLES INC operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.