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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

640 CAUGHLIN ROAD, CLYMAN, WI, 53016
Operated by Seneca Foods Corp · 1 of 52 establishments
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning
EIN 160733425

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OSHA inspections
3
over 21 years
Violations
8
$24,744 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $24,744 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 131 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 63rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years 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, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
8
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$24,744
$3,093 avg / violation
88% serious12% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $24,744 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0132$20,494Sep 2004Oct 2020
29 CFR 1910.0038 E11$1,250Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$1,250Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II11$1,000Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811$750Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III11Sep 2004Sep 2004

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

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 3114 within WI. Peer group: 131 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $4,950
Inspection frequency
63rd
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
0.1
vs industry
−3.1

Reported for 64 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
0.1
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
1
Complaint
1
Referral
1

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) · Jun 2018 – Sep 2020 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 9, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jun 25, 2018Contact with hot objects or substancesTrunk, unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 9, 2020Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Contact,E GI IV (no lockout),E GI VI (blind reaching),Finger,Inspecting,Lockout,Reaching,Reaching In,Unguarded,Wheel11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$2,136
Employees affected
26

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

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 27 violations · $2,136 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 201712726$2,136

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

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 · 27 violations · $2,136 in backwages · 26 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2015 – Jul 2017Fruit and Vegetable CanningFLSA2726$2,136

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
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SENECA FOODS CORP
640 CAUGHLIN ROAD · CLYMAN, WI, 53016
WaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified10Sep 2024View →

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
2020-09-16Referral11$13,494
2009-07-29Complaint0$0
2004-08-06Planned76$11,250

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 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $24,744 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 0.02 compared to an industry average of 2.2.