Establishment profile
GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.
6750 COLERAIN AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH, 45239
Operated by Grippo's Potato Chip Company Inc
311919 — Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Summary
GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC. has accumulated 50 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $27,080 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
90% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 24 citations in this view · $27,080 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Aug 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 2 | 2 | $500 | Aug 2018 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $400 | Jul 2001 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1973 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 A02 | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,550 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B08 I | 1 | 1 | $3,550 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,450 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0030 A01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $275 | Jul 2001 | Jul 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3119 within OH. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 50 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 75 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for Grippo's Potato Chip Company Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Grippo's Potato Chip Company Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-RD-389160 | Representation election | Jun 2026 | — | Open | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY, INC. 6750 COLERAIN AVENUE · CINCINNATI, OH, 45239 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | Referral | 1 | — | $1,450 | |
| 2022-06-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-12-14 | Complaint | 10 | 8 | $7,100 | |
| 2021-10-22 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $10,000 | |
| 2018-11-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $4,500 | |
| 2018-06-11 | Complaint | 2 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2001-06-26 | Complaint | 10 | 8 | $3,000 | |
| 1974-02-06 | Complaint | 17 | — | $30 | |
| 1973-07-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-07-24 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Grippo's Potato Chip Company Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Grippo's Potato Chip Company 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 snack food manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.LIMA — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRITO-LAY, INC.WOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHEARER'S FOODS. LLCBREWSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- WYANDOT, INC.MARION — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO-LAY INC.CANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRITO LAY INC.WOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- MIKE-SELLS POTATO CHIP COMPANYDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARCHWAY COOKIES LLCASHLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- JM Smucker LLCTOLEDO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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- Other Snack Food in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 50 violations and $27,080 in total penalties.
- How does GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC. operates in the other snack food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. GRIPPO POTATO CHIP COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.67 compared to an industry average of 2.1.