Establishment profile
LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC
2375 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY, 14220
Operated by Lactalis American Group · 1 of 4 establishments
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
Summary
LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 1 year of recorded history, with $27,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 42nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $27,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II C | 1 | 1 | $13,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $11,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3115 within NY. Peer group: 111 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 701 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) · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Lower extremities unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Lactalis American Group, 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 Lactalis American Group 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-CA-358450 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-339914 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
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 LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-04-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-03-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-02-18 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $13,000 | |
| 2025-02-13 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $14,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lactalis American Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lactalis American Group across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cheese manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HUDSON VALLEY CREAMERY, LLCHUDSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- EMPIRE SPECIALTY CHEESE CO. LLCCONEWANGO VALLEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LA RICURA FOODS LTDBRENTWOOD — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOSURDO FOODS, INC.HEUVELTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- LEPRINO FOODS COMPANYWAVERLY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Quesos La RicuraHicksville — 2 federal enforcement records
- SORRENTO LACTALIS, INC.BUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- MONGIELLO'S ITALIAN CHEESE SPECIALTIES, LLC.HURLEYVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- EMPIRE CHEESE INC.CUBA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CROWLEY FOODS LLCALBANY — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Lactalis American Group, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SORRENTO LACTALIS, INC.NAMPA, ID — 3 federal enforcement records
- LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INCNAMPA, ID — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Lactalis American Group locationsParent rollup
- Cheese ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Cheese Manufacturing in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Lactalis American Group, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC's OSHA violation history?
- LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $27,500 in total penalties.
- How does LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.72 compared to an industry average of 3.