Establishment profile
KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.
7148 STATE HWY 199, UPPER SANDUSKY, OH, 43351
311119 — Other Animal Food Manufacturing
EIN 311162375
Summary
KALMBACH FEEDS, INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $40,475 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KALMBACH FEEDS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · $40,475 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV | 1 | 1 | $14,250 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D02 | 1 | 1 | $12,250 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 J01 | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,913 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,913 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,912 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,912 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $25 | Dec 1974 | Dec 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D13 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 V | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D12 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D13 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1974 | Dec 1974 |
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 3111 within OH. Peer group: 60 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 192 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) · Jan 2024
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for KALMBACH FEEDS, 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 KALMBACH FEEDS, 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 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-235408 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, 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 KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KALMBACH FEEDS INC 7148 STATE HIGHWAY 199 · UPPER SANDUSKY, OH, 43351 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2022 | 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 KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $26,500 | |
| 2021-02-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-06-05 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | |
| 2012-05-23 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | |
| 2011-09-14 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $3,825 | |
| 2011-09-14 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $3,825 | |
| 1974-12-31 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-11-27 | Planned | 4 | — | $25 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KALMBACH FEEDS, 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 KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KALMBACH FEEDS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $40,475 in total penalties.
- How does KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KALMBACH FEEDS, INC. operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. KALMBACH FEEDS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.