Establishment profile
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
100 GAMBEE ROAD, GENEVA, NY, 14456
Operated by Seneca Foods Corp · 1 of 52 establishments
311421 — Fruit and Vegetable Canning
EIN 160733425
Summary
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $388,915 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION 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
91% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 25 citations in this view · $386,695 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $82,767 | Apr 1984 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II | 2 | 2 | $71,165 | Jun 2022 | Feb 2023 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $2,141 | Dec 1997 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,050 | Apr 1984 | Dec 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $156,052 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D09 | 1 | 1 | $11,602 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $10,360 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $9,116 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $6,630 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Dec 1997 | Dec 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IIM | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 F06 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F07 | 1 | 1 | $1,381 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,381 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,381 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | Dec 1997 | Dec 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,105 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
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 3114 within NY. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 46 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 270 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) · May 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| May 11, 2020 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Nonclassifiable | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Catch Point,Caught In,Contact,Engineering Controls,Finger,Food processing,Hand,Inexperience,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Maintenance,Repair,Struck By,Troubleshooting | 1 | — | — | |
| Sep 20, 1997 | CLOTHING,ROTATING PARTS,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,STRANGULATED,ENTANGLED,MECH MALFUNCTION,UNGUARDEDFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Seneca 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 Seneca 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.). 3 cases · 2 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-RC-267779 | Representation election | Oct 2020 | Nov 2020 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-261952 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2020 | Aug 2020 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-243391 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
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 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SENECA FOODS CORP 100 GAMBEE ROAD · GENEVA, NY, 14456 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 2 | 0 | — | Mar 2026 | 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 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $156,052 | |
| 2024-03-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-10-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $142,330 | |
| 2022-03-15 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $16,990 | |
| 2021-12-30 | Referral | 9 | 6 | $46,821 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | |
| 2002-04-17 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $2,210 | |
| 2002-04-17 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $3,868 | |
| 1999-12-07 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $5,250 | |
| 1997-09-20 | Accident | 8 | 7 | $9,275 | |
| 1984-04-23 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION is one of 52 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Seneca Foods Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Seneca Foods Corp across all 52 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fruit and vegetable canning within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- MOTT'S LLPWILLIAMSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GOYA FOODS GREAT LAKESANGOLA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PREFERRED MEAL SYSTEMS, INCBROOKLYN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GLK FOODS, LLCSHORTSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONMARION — 2 federal enforcement records
- DR. PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUPWILLIAMSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS INC.LEICESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- JUICE PRESS LLCLONG ISLAND CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Seneca Foods Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONCUMBERLAND, WI — 4 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONGLENCOE, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONCLYMAN, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONMAYVILLE, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONROCHESTER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPPROSSER, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONSUNNYSIDE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONOAKFIELD, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONJANESVILLE, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONNEWARK, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Seneca Foods Corp locationsParent rollup
- Fruit and Vegetable CanningAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Fruit and Vegetable in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SENECA FOODS CORPORATION 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 Seneca Foods Corp, which operates 52 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 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $388,915.3 in total penalties.
- How does SENECA FOODS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATION operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. SENECA FOODS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 5.66 compared to an industry average of 2.2.
- Has SENECA FOODS CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SENECA FOODS CORPORATION.