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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

320 HOFFMAN STREET, NEWARK, NY, 14513
Operated by Seneca Foods Corp · 1 of 52 establishments
EIN 160733425

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OSHA inspections
10
over 45 years
Violations
38
$3,565 in penalties
Penalties
$3,565
$94 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $3,565 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132,445 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.2 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
38
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$3,565
$94 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 10
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 10

60% 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 · 30 citations in this view · $3,565 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0143$260Sep 1980Aug 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$698Sep 1980Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$940Sep 1980Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$80Sep 1980Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I22$80Sep 1980Aug 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$80Sep 1980Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22Jun 1982Aug 1985
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIF11$637Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$300Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$210Jun 1982Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$80Sep 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0213 D0111$80Sep 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0024 H11$60Sep 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$60Sep 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 E02 I11Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVA11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11Aug 1985Aug 1985
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211Aug 1985Aug 1985

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 132,445 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 19 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

Planned
9
Follow-up
1

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 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
24 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 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

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
1

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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-RC-267779Representation electionOct 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-261952Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-243391Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SENECA FOODS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Company-wide — W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$548.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$548.7M
Awards (all-time)
1,193

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2002-06-25Planned33$1,275
2002-06-25Planned11$850
1987-11-24Planned51$300
1985-08-02Planned51$180
1985-06-27Planned0$0
1982-08-18Planned0$0
1982-07-13Planned0$0
1982-05-21Planned111$210
1980-10-17Follow-up0$0
1980-09-22Planned1312$750

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 locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Seneca Foods Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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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Frequently asked

What is SENECA FOODS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $3,565 in total penalties.