Establishment profile
GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION
1037 STATE STREET, CHESTER, IL, 62233
Operated by Gilster Mary Lee · 1 of 7 establishments
311230 — Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Summary
GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $31,308 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 20 citations in this view · $31,308 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,293 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $3,850 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,850 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,625 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,190 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,190 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3112 within IL. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 22 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 80 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) · Sep 2015 – Dec 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Apr 4, 2016 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Door,Finger,Food processing,Guard,Hand,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Partial Amputation,Pinched,Point Of Operation,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 3, 2012 | Fall,Head,Rib,Skull,Struck AgainstFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jun 3, 2009 | GUARDRAIL,ACETYLENE TORCH,FIRE,FALL,UNGUARDEDFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 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 · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Nov 2009 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2007 – Nov 2009 | All Other Food Manufacturing | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GILSTER-MARY LEE STACEY ST · CHESTER, IL, 62233 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-06-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-07-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,293 | |
| 2015-09-28 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $12,600 | |
| 2012-08-15 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-08-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-06-04 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2000-01-31 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $2,380 | |
| 1994-11-22 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,675 | |
| 1983-09-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-08-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-25 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $360 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Gilster Mary Lee.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Gilster Mary Lee across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in breakfast cereal manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL MILLS, INC.WEST CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- Kellogg CompanyCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Gilster Mary Lee, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GILSTER - MARY LEE CORPORATIONMOMENCE, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATIONPERRYVILLE, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATIONMC BRIDE, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATIONJASPER, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATIONSTEELEVILLE, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Gilster Mary Lee locationsParent rollup
- Breakfast Cereal ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Gilster Mary Lee, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $31,308 in total penalties.
- How does GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION operates in the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.13 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
- Has GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION.