Establishment profile
ROCHELLE FOODS LLC
1001 S. MAIN ST., ROCHELLE, IL, 61068
Operated by HORMEL FOODS CORP · 1 of 68 establishments
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 363889635
Summary
ROCHELLE FOODS LLC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $37,771 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 179 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROCHELLE FOODS LLC 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $37,771 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $10,156 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $6,274 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 II | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $788 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within IL. Peer group: 179 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 887 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) · Jan 2017 – Jan 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2024 | Struck by door, gate, window | Multiple body parts unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 28, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Cleaning,Conveyor,Fingertip,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Roller--Mach/Part,Rotating Parts,Scraper,Slip | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jan 28, 2017 | Amputation,Caught In,Conveyor,Finger | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 ROCHELLE FOODS LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROCHELLE FOODS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for HORMEL FOODS CORP, 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 HORMEL FOODS CORP 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-CA-015475 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2007 | Oct 2007 | 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 ROCHELLE FOODS LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROCHELLE FOODS LLC 1001 S MAIN ST · ROCHELLE, IL, 61068 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 4 | 0 | — | Oct 2025 | 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 ROCHELLE FOODS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $10,156 | |
| 2020-02-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $13,653 | |
| 2017-02-07 | Referral | 1 | — | $6,274 | |
| 2016-05-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Planned | 1 | — | $3,500 | |
| 2012-08-28 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-05-07 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $750 | |
| 1996-10-01 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $2,438 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ROCHELLE 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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PORK KING PACKING, INC.MARENGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.HILLSDALE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSBEARDSTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- AURORA PACKING COMPANY, INC.NORTH AURORA — 2 federal enforcement records
- T&J MEAT PACKINGCHICAGO HEIGHTS — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLEN BROTHERSCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.JOSLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- FARMLAND FOODS INC.MONMOUTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.HILLSDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITY FOODS INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by HORMEL FOODS CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DOLD FOODS LLCWICHITA, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INCFARIBAULT, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INCMELROSE, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE LLCWILLMAR, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INCMONTEVIDEO, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- OSCEOLA FOODS, LLCOSCEOLA, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.DENAIR, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE, INCHENNING, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INCGROVE CITY, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INCROCHESTER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All HORMEL FOODS CORP locationsParent rollup
- Animal (except Poultry) SlaughteringAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Animal (except Poultry) in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROCHELLE 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.
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 ROCHELLE FOODS LLC's OSHA violation history?
- ROCHELLE FOODS LLC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $37,770.5 in total penalties.
- How does ROCHELLE FOODS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ROCHELLE FOODS LLC operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. ROCHELLE FOODS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.55 compared to an industry average of 2.8.