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OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC

1027 WARREN AVENUE, OSCEOLA, IA, 50213
Operated by HORMEL FOODS CORP · 1 of 68 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses

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OSHA inspections
19
over 28 years
Violations
20
$70,050 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
3 hospitalizations · 7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 5 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $70,050 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th 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

OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
19
0.7 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
20
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$70,050
$3,503 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 19
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 19

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $70,050 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)11$10,000Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,661Dec 2020Dec 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$8,314Feb 2019Feb 2019
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2019)11$8,051May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 V11$7,500May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 I C11$7,500May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$4,711Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,625Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0411$1,800Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,350Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$1,250Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$1,250Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$1,163Mar 2023Mar 2023
29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 III11$1,125Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.1026 K01 IA11$1,125Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.1026 L02 I11$1,125Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411$1,000Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$500Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Mar 2002Mar 2002

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 3116 within IA. Peer group: 197 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $3,388
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Complaint
5
Accident
1
Referral
8

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 OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. 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
Feb 8, 2022Amputated,Amputation,Crushed,Falling Object,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Meat Processing,Oven,Smoking1
Sep 6, 2020Bypass,Caught By,Chain,Crushed,Door,Finger,Glove,Interlock,Pulled In,Sprocket,Surgical Amputation,Troubleshooting1
Dec 19, 2019Abdomen,Caught Between,Chest,Contusion,Crushed,Falling Object,Food processing,Foot,Fracture,Inexperience,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine operator,Malfunction,Material Handling,Pulling,Rail,Rib,Spleen,Training,Unstable Position11
Oct 31, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Fingertip,Lockout,Machine Cycled1
Feb 7, 2002AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,ROTATING KNIFE,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED11
Jul 29, 1998AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,MEAT SLICING MACHINE,CAUGHT BY11

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
$102,288
Employees affected
715

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

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 715 violations · $102,288 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJan 20041715654$102,288

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

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 · 715 violations · $102,288 in backwages · 715 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2002 – Jan 2004Meat Processed from CarcassesFLSA715715$102,288

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 OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. 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
OSCEOLA FOODS INC
1027 WARREN AVENUE · OSCEOLA, IA, 50213
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified10Dec 2022View →

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 OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-01-24Complaint2$15,000
2024-12-10Unprogrammed Related0$0
2024-05-30Unprogrammed Related0$0
2023-07-12Complaint2$2,500
2023-05-24Complaint0$0
2022-12-07Referral1$1,163
2022-08-02Complaint0$0
2022-02-14Referral11$10,000
2021-11-09Unprogrammed Related0$0
2020-09-14Referral11$9,661
2020-01-02Referral1$8,051
2019-01-02Referral31$13,025
2016-10-06Referral0$0
2015-08-31Referral11$1,000
2013-02-04Planned0$0
2009-08-19Planned41$3,875
2002-02-19Referral22$2,625
1998-09-08Accident21$3,150
1997-12-17Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC is one of 68 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HORMEL FOODS CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HORMEL FOODS CORP across all 68 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC 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 HORMEL FOODS CORP, which operates 68 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $70,050 in total penalties.
How does OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
OSCEOLA FOODS, LLC operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.