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GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION

705 N SPARTA STREET, STEELEVILLE, IL, 62288
Operated by Gilster Mary Lee · 1 of 7 establishments
311812Commercial Bakeries

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OSHA inspections
33
over 50 years
Violations
74
$261,117 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 15 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION has accumulated 74 OSHA violations across 33 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $261,117 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 181 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
33
0.7 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
74
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$261,117
$3,529 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
21 of 33
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 33

64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 18 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 · 35 citations in this view · $257,407 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0155$21,632Dec 1975Sep 2019
5A000133$73,360Dec 1983Apr 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$2,730Dec 1975Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0307 C22$79,054Apr 2012Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 D22$11,375Feb 2016Feb 2017
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$7,114Dec 1975Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$6,944Aug 2014Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B22$4,900Feb 2016Apr 2020
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$1,518Dec 1975Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Dec 1975Nov 1983
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$9,054Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IV11$7,000Apr 2012Apr 2012
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VI C11$7,000Apr 2012Apr 2012
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$6,467Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II A11$5,398Apr 2020Apr 2020
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111$4,800Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$3,000Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0307 C0211$3,000Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$1,575Sep 1999Sep 1999
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,488Feb 2000Feb 2000

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3118 within IL. Peer group: 181 employers. This establishment has 74 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $2,900
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
2.1
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
2.1
vs industry
−1.6

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
2
Complaint
21
Referral
7
Follow-up
2

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 2015 – Aug 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
7
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
4
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 17, 2022Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Apr 4, 2019Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 27, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedUpper extremities, unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 14, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 8, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 28, 2015Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 9, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 26, 2019Auger,Confined Space,Falling Object,Fracture,Laceration,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding11
Nov 19, 2008ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,GUARD,MACHINE OPERATOR,MIXER,INTERLOCK,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LOCKOUT,ARM,BLADE11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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). 4 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GILSTER MARY LEE
705 NORTH SPART STREET · STEELEVILLE, IL, 62288
Water10Feb 2026View →
GILSTER MARY LEE
#10 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE · STEELEVILLE, IL, 62288
Water10Feb 2026View →
GILSTER MARY-LEE CORP
705 N SPARTA ST · STEELEVILLE, IL, 62288
AirWaterNo Violation Identified10Feb 2026View →
GILSTER-MARY LEE CORP
315 W ILLINOIS ST · STEELEVILLE, IL, 62288
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-10-22Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2019-10-16Complaint44$5,398
2019-03-28Referral11$9,282
2018-07-11Complaint54$25,222
2018-07-11Complaint11$6,467
2016-11-18Referral22$6,475
2016-11-18Follow-up0$0
2016-06-09Referral1$4,840
2015-12-16Referral32$9,800
2015-07-31Referral11$4,900
2014-07-08Complaint0$0
2014-02-25Complaint11$2,104
2013-11-04Complaint1$0
2013-08-29Complaint0$0
2013-04-25Complaint0$0
2012-08-02Complaint0$0
2011-10-06Referral64$154,000
2009-08-06Complaint22$4,900
2008-11-25Referral22$5,000
2008-07-24Complaint33$9,000
2005-07-12Complaint0$0
2003-12-03Complaint0$0
2003-12-03Complaint0$0
2000-02-08Planned74$5,355
1999-08-24Complaint11$1,575
1990-10-30Complaint52$5,380
1986-09-16Complaint0$0
1986-09-16Complaint3$0
1986-07-29Complaint0$0
1983-11-08Planned21$490
1983-10-24Complaint73$640
1976-02-06Follow-up0$0
1975-11-25Complaint16$290

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.

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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.

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.

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Frequently asked

What is GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION has 33 OSHA inspections on record with 74 violations and $261,117.45 in total penalties.
How does GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. GILSTER MARY LEE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.13 compared to an industry average of 2.5.