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LAND O' LAKES, INC.

400 S M STREET, TULARE, CA, 93274
Operated by Land O'Lakes, Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
311514Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
13
over 24 years
Violations
41
$115,785 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

LAND O' LAKES, INC. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $115,785 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 284 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LAND O' LAKES, 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

Inspections
13
0.5 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
41
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$115,785
$2,824 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · accident
5 of 13
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 13

54% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $109,270 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4002 A22$9,560Jan 2002Jun 2008
3314 C22$1,600Jan 2006Jun 2008
5141(B)11$9,000Apr 2022Apr 2022
3328(G)11$9,000Apr 2022Apr 2022
5189 F0411$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 J02 D11$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 G0111$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 D03 A11$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 L0111$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 F01 C11$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 D0211$6,750Jan 2002Jan 2002
5144 C0111$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 J01 A11$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 2340.002311$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 F0211$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 D0411$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 E02 E11$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5189 E03 A11$4,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
3380(F)(1)11$800May 2023May 2023
5162 A11$560Jun 2008Jun 2008

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3115 within CA. Peer group: 284 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,795
Inspection frequency
98th
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
5.9
vs industry
+4.3
TRIR
6.6
vs industry
+4.1

Reported for 429 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.6
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
1
Complaint
4
Accident
5
Follow-up
1

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 LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 13, 2021Cardiovasc System,Chemical,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Vapor,Heart Attack,Lung,ThroatFatality11
Dec 31, 2009CHEST,RESPIRATORY,SODIUM HYDROXIDE,INHALATION,CHEMICALFatality11
Feb 13, 2008MACHINE OPERATOR,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,ARM11
Jul 15, 2005AMPUTATED,FOOD PREPARATION,FINGER,WORK RULES,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION1
Nov 8, 2002AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,MACHINE OPERATOR,FOOD PACKAGING MACH11

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Land O'Lakes, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
2

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 Land O'Lakes, 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 · 8 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-306599Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Jun 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-276000Representation electionApr 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-227495Unfair labor practiceSep 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-221551Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Aug 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-184712Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-150162Unfair labor practiceApr 2015Aug 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-148048Unfair labor practiceMar 2015Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-145119Unfair labor practiceJan 2015Feb 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-117556Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-RC-017996Representation electionNov 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California

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 LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LAND O' LAKES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-11-18Complaint0$0
2024-03-05Accident0$0
2023-08-02Complaint0$0
2022-12-22Complaint1$800
2021-10-27Fatality/Catastrophe22$18,000
2011-11-18Complaint0$0
2010-05-13Accident0$0
2008-05-06Accident51$6,930
2007-07-20Follow-up2$475
2005-11-22Accident11$850
2004-02-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
2003-01-09Accident1$375
2001-07-10Planned2914$88,355

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LAND O' LAKES, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Land O'Lakes, Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy product manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Land O'Lakes, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • LAND O'LAKESARDEN HILLS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • LAND O'LAKESMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LAND O' LAKES, 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc, which operates 4 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 LAND O' LAKES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
LAND O' LAKES, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $115,785 in total penalties.
How does LAND O' LAKES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
LAND O' LAKES, INC. operates in the dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. LAND O' LAKES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.94 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has LAND O' LAKES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving LAND O' LAKES, INC..