Establishment profile
SENECA FOODS INC.
5705 ROUTE 36, LEICESTER, NY, 14481
Operated by Seneca Foods Corp · 1 of 52 establishments
311421 — Fruit and Vegetable Canning
EIN 160733425
Summary
SENECA FOODS INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $10,600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SENECA FOODS INC. 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
100% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $10,600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 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
Below average violations in NAICS 3114 within NY. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 4 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 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.
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) · Sep 2019 – Jul 2024 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Arm(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Hip(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2021 | Arm,Broken Bone,Caught In,Conveyor,Conveyor Belt,Fracture | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SENECA FOODS INC.. 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 INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SENECA FOODS INC.. 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 INC.. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-21 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | |
| 2004-08-03 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $2,600 |
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 INC. 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:
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONGENEVA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JUICE PRESS LLCLONG ISLAND CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- MOTT'S INC.WATERLOO — 2 federal enforcement records
- BA TAMPTE PICKLE PRODUCTS INCBROOKLYN — 2 federal enforcement records
- 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
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 CORPORATIONGENEVA, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONCLYMAN, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONGLENCOE, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONEAST WILLIAMSON, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPPROSSER, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONROCHESTER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONNEWARK, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONOAKFIELD, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SENECA FOODS CORPORATIONJANESVILLE, WI — 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 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.
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SENECA FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SENECA FOODS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $10,600 in total penalties.
- How does SENECA FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SENECA FOODS INC. operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. SENECA FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.2.