Establishment profile
RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.
6575 BELLEFONTAINE RD., LIMA, OH, 45804
311919 — Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Summary
RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $27,575 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RUDOLPH FOODS CO. 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
88% 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $27,575 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,872 | Apr 1991 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G02 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1991 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,066 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,066 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | May 1996 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $640 | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 E01 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1996 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1996 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3119 within OH. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 21 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 188 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) · Nov 2019 – Oct 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Small-scale (limited) fire
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2021 | Small-scale (limited) fire | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 28, 2019 | Struck by discharged object or substance | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC., 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 RUDOLPH FOODS CO. 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-335676 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2024 | Feb 2026 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-033561 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2002 | Jan 2003 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
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 RUDOLPH FOODS CO. 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RUDOLPH FOODS 6575 BELLEFONTAINE RD · LIMA, OH, 45804 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | 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 RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $22,470 | |
| 2004-09-24 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-06-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-04-23 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $2,625 | |
| 1994-11-02 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-07-31 | Referral | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-02-20 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $2,480 | |
| 1988-04-27 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RUDOLPH FOODS CO. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $27,575 in total penalties.
- How does RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC. operates in the other snack food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.96 compared to an industry average of 2.1.