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MFA, INC.

200 W. SPRING, GERALD, MO, 63037
Operated by MFA Incorporated · 1 of 20 establishments
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 9 years
Violations
3
$7,000 in penalties
Penalties
$7,000
$2,333 avg
Excluded from federal contracts
MFA Incorporated is listed on the SAM.gov exclusions list (Reciprocal). Excluded parties cannot receive federal contracts or certain types of federal assistance. SAM exclusions are matched at the company name + state level (no worksite address), so this flag reflects the company in MO, not necessarily this specific location.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

MFA, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 57th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 73 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$7,000
$2,333 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $7,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$6,000May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 1910.0272 N11$1,000May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 IV11May 2017May 2017

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

57th

Above average violations in NAICS 3111 within MO. Peer group: 73 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $1,950
Inspection frequency
0th
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
5.6
vs industry
+2.9
TRIR
5.6
vs industry
+2.1

Reported for 17 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
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.6
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- 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 MFA, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 MFA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MFA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MO — for MFA Incorporated, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
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 MFA Incorporated 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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-363637Unfair labor practiceApr 2025Apr 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-329183Unfair labor practiceNov 2023Apr 2024ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 MFA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MFA INCORPORATED
200 WEST SPRINGFIELD AVENUE · GERALD, MO, 63037
AirWaterNo Violation Identified10Jan 2026View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$100K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2007-10-03. Most recent: 2007-10-03. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $100,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. MFA Inc.
MFA Inc.
Oct 2007pleaEnvironmentalMissouri - Eastern$100,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

SAM.gov exclusions roster

Every SAM.gov debarment, suspension, or proposed-debarment entry on file for this entity. Active exclusions bar the entity from federal contracting and most federal financial assistance. Terminated exclusions retain historical significance for due-diligence reviews. 1 exclusion on file · 1 active.

Excluding agencyType / programStatusTerminatedUEI / CAGE
SAM #NK-Fn5VPF8vnQFGbDPRoNoFyv
Reciprocal
ActiveNK-Fn5VPF8vnQFGbDPRoNoFyv

Source: SAM.gov exclusions database. “Active” exclusions bar the entity from receiving federal contracts + most federal financial assistance until termination. The canonical authoritative record is at sam.gov; UEI / CAGE crosslinks the entity to its federal-contracting profile when populated.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-02-28Planned31$7,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MFA, INC. is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MFA Incorporated.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MFA Incorporated across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other animal food manufacturing within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MFA Incorporated, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • MFA INC.CARUTHERSVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA, INC.CARUTHERSVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INCPALMYRA, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INCORPORATEDBROWNING, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INC.AURORA, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INCMEXICO, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INCORPORATEDWEST PLAINS, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INCHAMILTON, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • MFA INC.VANDALIA, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
  • MFA INCORPORATEDNEW CAMBRIA, MO — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MFA, 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 MFA Incorporated, which operates 20 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 MFA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MFA, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $7,000 in total penalties.
How does MFA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MFA, INC. operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. MFA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.62 compared to an industry average of 2.7.