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JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.

1703 N. RANDALL ROAD, ELGIN, IL, 60123
311911Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
EIN 362419677

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OSHA inspections
12
over 18 years
Violations
11
$67,448 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $67,448 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 247 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.7 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
11
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$67,448
$6,132 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 12

50% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $67,448 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$12,676Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III B11$12,471Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$12,471Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$10,360May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11$9,354Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 II11$7,000May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$2,000Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311$1,116Jul 2023Jul 2023
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Jul 2023Jul 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0111May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0211Jun 2011Jun 2011

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3119 within IL. Peer group: 247 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $3,850
Inspection frequency
99th
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
4.1
vs industry
+2.8
TRIR
4.5
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 905 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
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.5
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

Complaint
2
Referral
8

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 – Jun 2024 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
12
Hospitalizations
10
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident

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
Jun 27, 2024Struck by running powered equipment unspecifiedHand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 4, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
May 5, 2023Fall on same level due to slippingMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 22, 2023Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 21, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Mar 16, 2020Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partHead, unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 5, 2019Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 5, 2019Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.Face, unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 14, 2018Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 8, 2018Contact with hot objects or substancesFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 8, 2018Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentMultiple lower extremities locations, unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 22, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Hand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
Dec 21, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Partial Amputation1
Nov 8, 2018Burn,Cleaning,Foot,Hot Water,Trench,Unsecured11
May 8, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Crushed,Foot,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck Against11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

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 · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2005 – Dec 2007Snack Food Manufacturing0

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 JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
7
Representation (union)
3

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 JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, 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.). 10 cases · 7 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-239145Unfair labor practiceApr 2019May 2019ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-225818Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-225813Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-225812Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-225054Representation electionAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-225079Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-152554Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-148273Representation electionMar 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-112094Representation electionAug 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-108306Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

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

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.24x
H-1B

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 JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$10.1M
Awards
10
Top agency
Department of Defense
$10.1M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311320 - CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTURING FROM CACAO BEANS. Last action: 2012-09-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-01-29Referral0$0
2024-04-16Referral1$12,676
2024-01-31Complaint0$0
2024-01-03Monitoring0$0
2023-03-30Referral2$1,116
2022-02-07Referral11$10,360
2020-03-13Monitoring0$0
2018-11-21Referral0$0
2018-06-01Referral0$0
2016-09-15Referral31$34,296
2015-01-30Referral22$7,000
2011-04-20Complaint21$2,000

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 JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $67,448 in total penalties.
How does JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. operates in the roasted nuts and peanut butter manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.11 compared to an industry average of 1.3.