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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

1055 ELM STREET, CUMBERLAND, WI, 54829
Operated by Seneca Foods Corp · 1 of 52 establishments
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning

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OSHA inspections
4
over 42 years
Violations
23
$10,781 in penalties
Penalties
$10,781
$469 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $10,781 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 132 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
23
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$10,781
$469 avg / violation
39% serious61% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $10,781 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$230Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0221$100Aug 1983Aug 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0303 F22Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0024 F22Aug 1983Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$10,151Dec 2022Dec 2022
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$240Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$60Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X11Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 K0111Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Aug 1983Aug 1983
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I11Aug 1983Aug 1983

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within WI. Peer group: 132 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
63rd
peer median: $4,813
Inspection frequency
71st
peer median: 2

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
−2.2
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 224 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
2
Complaint
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
3 years ago

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2011 – Sep 2013Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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 WI — for Seneca Foods Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
2

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.). 5 cases · 3 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RD-312769Representation electionFeb 2023Apr 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-243565Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Dec 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-221013Representation electionMay 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-112827Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018880Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Mar 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
11

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SENECA FOODS CORP
1055 ELM ST · CUMBERLAND, WI, 54829
WaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 11
30Sep 2022View →
SENECA FOODS
1055 ELM ST · CUMBERLAND, WI, 54829
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

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
2022-08-19Complaint11$10,151
2020-11-30Monitoring0$0
1987-09-01Planned125$480
1983-08-04Planned103$150

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 WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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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 4 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $10,781.4 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 0 compared to an industry average of 2.2.