Establishment profile
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.
2004 N. UNIVERSITY ST., PEORIA, IL, 61604
Operated by Prairie Farms Dairy · 1 of 22 establishments
311511 — Fluid Milk Manufacturing
EIN 350835815
Summary
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC. has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $43,259 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 21 citations in this view · $43,259 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $180 | Mar 1982 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $10,163 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 III D | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,205 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $378 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $378 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Mar 1982 | Mar 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3115 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 85 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) · Apr 2015 – May 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Die,Finger | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Prairie Farms Dairy, 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 Prairie Farms Dairy 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-CA-226117 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2018 | Dec 2018 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 14-CA-219073 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2018 | Dec 2018 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-208555 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 14-CA-065399 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 33-CA-015799 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Aug 2009 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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 PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424430 - DAIRY PRODUCT (EXCEPT DRIED OR CANNED) MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2023-01-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-21 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $10,163 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Referral | 7 | 6 | $9,800 | |
| 2014-09-22 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $13,000 | |
| 2007-07-18 | Planned | 12 | 5 | $9,180 | |
| 2006-08-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-01-10 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-20 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $756 | |
| 1986-08-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-03-19 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $360 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC. is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Prairie Farms Dairy.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Prairie Farms Dairy across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fluid milk manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DEAN DAIRY HOLDINGS LLCROCKFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- DEAN DAIRY HOLDINGS, LLCHARVARD — 2 federal enforcement records
- DEAN DAIRY HOLDINGS, LLCROCKFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- OBERWEIS DAIRY, INC.NORTH AURORA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DEAN FOODSCHEMUNG — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.GRANITE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.MORTON GROVE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.QUINCY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC., CARBONDALE MILK DIV.CARBONDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID, LLCROCKFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Prairie Farms Dairy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.DECATUR, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.QUINCY, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCROCHESTER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.GRANITE CITY, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCCarbondale, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INCORPORATEDCARLINVILLE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCDecatur, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCDecatur, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCDes Moines, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCOlney, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Prairie Farms Dairy locationsParent rollup
- Fluid Milk ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Fluid Milk Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Prairie Farms Dairy, which operates 22 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $43,259 in total penalties.
- How does PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC. operates in the fluid milk manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.41 compared to an industry average of 3.4.