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OVERHILL FARMS INC

2727 EAST VERNON AVENUE, VERNON, CA, 90058
Operated by Overhill Farms Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
311412Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
30
over 36 years
Violations
93
$464,495 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 9 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 5 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

OVERHILL FARMS INC has accumulated 93 OSHA violations across 30 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $464,495 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 497 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
30
0.8 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
93
2.6 / yr
Penalties
$464,495
$4,995 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · accident
16 of 30
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 30

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 21 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 · 42 citations in this view · $380,430 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4075 A66$41,130Sep 2002Dec 2014
3314(C)55$83,850Nov 2015Aug 2024
3314 C33$21,850Jul 2007Sep 2008
3999 B33$18,630Sep 2007Apr 2011
3314 A22$36,000Sep 2002Aug 2003
5189(J)(4)(B)22$24,750Mar 2020Nov 2022
4002 A22$18,150Nov 1992Sep 2007
3314(G)(2)(A)22$16,095Nov 2022Jul 2025
4070 A22$5,940Jul 2007Oct 2015
3203(A)22$3,560Nov 2016Sep 2020
3384(B)22$3,405Nov 2016Sep 2020
3314 J0122$1,360Jul 2007Oct 2008
29 CFR 2340.0016 C22$360Nov 1992Jan 2009
3203(A)(4)11$20,250Sep 2020Sep 2020
3203(A)(5)11$18,000Sep 2020Sep 2020
4186(B)11$18,000Nov 2016Nov 2016
3942 A11$18,000Oct 2008Oct 2008
3999(B)11$11,475Sep 2020Sep 2020
4070(A)11$11,190Sep 2020Sep 2020
4050 A11$8,435Dec 2004Dec 2004

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within CA. Peer group: 497 employers. This establishment has 93 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $3,750
Inspection frequency
100th
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
3.3
vs industry
+1.4
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 413 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.7
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
7
Complaint
2
Accident
16
Follow-up
2

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 OVERHILL FARMS 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
Apr 18, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Feb 13, 2020Bypass,Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Conveyor,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pulled In,Safety Device11
Jun 29, 2010AMPUTATED,FOOD PREPARATION,FINGER,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,LOCKOUT,SAW,BLADE,INATTENTION11
Sep 28, 2009SAFETY LATCH,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY11
May 6, 2009AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,SPROCKET,UNGUARDED11
Apr 14, 2008ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INEXPERIENCE,NIP POINT,SEALING MACHINE,UNTRAINED11
Apr 8, 2008AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING1
Jun 21, 2007FINGER,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR BELT,SEALING MACHINE1
Jun 2, 2007CHAIN,FRACTURE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET,UNTRAINED11
Jul 1, 2004MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,JAMMED,LOCKOUT11
Mar 28, 2003CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,SPROCKET1
Apr 1, 2002AMPUTATED,FINGER,STUCK,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET,HAND TOOL,CONVEYOR BELT11

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
9 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$2,719
Employees affected
2

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. 2 statutes · 3 violations · $2,719 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Dec 2014111$2,719
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 201412

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. 2 cases · 3 violations · $2,719 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2012 – Dec 2014Perishable Prepared Food ManufacturingFLSAFMLA32$2,719
Nov 2004 – Dec 2004Poultry Processing0

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 OVERHILL FARMS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Overhill Farms Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

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 Overhill Farms 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-208126Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Feb 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-118211Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-114389Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Apr 2014ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038904Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Feb 2011ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, 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

Total applications
2
Certified
1
Denied
1
Avg wage ratio
1.00x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
24

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
OVERHILL FARMS, INC.
2727 VERNON AVENUE · VERNON, CA, 90058
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
20May 2023View →
OVERHILL FARMS INC
3055 E 44TH ST · LOS ANGELES, CA, 90058
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
221156
Operation
C

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 OVERHILL FARMS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-09-12Follow-up0$0
2025-02-19Planned2$1,645
2024-03-12Unprogrammed Related22$25,650
2022-05-25Planned93$49,060
2020-10-13Planned0$0
2020-04-28Complaint83$52,080
2020-04-28Complaint0$0
2020-04-28Fatality/Catastrophe1$0
2020-02-20Accident31$36,475
2020-02-12Unprogrammed Related71$49,435
2019-10-31Planned115$23,240
2016-08-29Accident43$23,015
2015-10-26Accident4$3,200
2015-08-25Follow-up22$10,800
2014-09-16Accident11$18,000
2010-11-16Accident2$18,500
2010-06-30Accident0$0
2009-10-01Accident21$3,950
2009-05-11Accident11$18,000
2008-10-23Planned41$4,880
2008-07-30Accident11$3,150
2008-04-28Accident43$8,790
2008-04-23Accident32$19,115
2007-07-10Accident22$18,315
2007-06-07Accident53$19,520
2004-07-15Accident22$15,185
2003-04-03Accident62$19,320
2002-04-09Accident42$22,720
1992-10-18Programmed Related3$450
1989-06-29Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OVERHILL FARMS INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Overhill Farms Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Overhill Farms Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OVERHILL FARMS 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 Overhill Farms Inc, which operates 3 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 OVERHILL FARMS INC's OSHA violation history?
OVERHILL FARMS INC has 30 OSHA inspections on record with 93 violations and $464,495 in total penalties.
How does OVERHILL FARMS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
OVERHILL FARMS INC operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. OVERHILL FARMS INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.32 compared to an industry average of 1.9.
Has OVERHILL FARMS INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving OVERHILL FARMS INC.