Establishment profile
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC
742 N ILLINOIS AVE, CARBONDALE, IL, 62901
Operated by Prairie Farms · 1 of 4 establishments
EIN 370811846
Summary
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $2,170 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,456 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 40 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, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $2,170 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $160 | Sep 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1975 | Jun 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 004005 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0016 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $120 | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A | 1 | 1 | $25 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | $25 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A01 | 1 | 1 | $25 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $25 | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1981 | Aug 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VB7 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1976 | Jun 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1976 | Jun 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 037018 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1976 | Jun 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 004004 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 |
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. Peer group: 76,456 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 41 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 40+ years. Most recent activity: 40 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, 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 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)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INCORPORATED 742 NORTH ILLINOIS AVENUE · CARBONDALE, IL, 62901 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2024 | View → |
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 PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-12-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-09-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-08-21 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $120 | |
| 1976-06-02 | Follow-up | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-10-08 | Follow-up | 3 | 1 | $675 | |
| 1975-08-28 | Planned | 10 | 1 | $1,375 |
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 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Prairie Farms.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Prairie Farms across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Prairie Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRAIRIE FARMSTRAVERSE CITY, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- Prairie FarmsGranite City, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Prairie Farms locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY 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 Prairie Farms, 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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- What is PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC's OSHA violation history?
- PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $2,170 in total penalties.