Establishment profile
SUNSHINE MILLS INC.
2103 SOUTH GLOSTER STREET, TUPELO, MS, 38801
Operated by Sunshine Mills Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
311111 — Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
EIN 521575685
Summary
SUNSHINE MILLS INC. has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $12,175 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 13 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SUNSHINE MILLS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 28 citations in this view · $12,175 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 4 | 2 | $1,425 | Nov 1975 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $550 | Nov 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1991 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1991 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1984 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1975 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $1,150 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,150 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,150 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050204 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 D02 VIC | 1 | 1 | $720 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I01 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jun 1991 | Jun 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $675 | Sep 1999 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C01 VI | 1 | 1 | $300 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 000502 | 1 | 1 | $80 | Dec 1975 | Dec 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $35 | Nov 1975 | Nov 1975 |
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 3111 within MS. Peer group: 13 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 182 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) · Jan 2021
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 SUNSHINE MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUNSHINE MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SUNSHINE MILLS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 SUNSHINE MILLS INC.. 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUNSHINE MILLS INC 2103 SOUTH GLOSTER STREET · TUPELO, MS, 38801 | AirWater | Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2024 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SUNSHINE MILLS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-04 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | |
| 1999-09-08 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $675 | |
| 1991-06-11 | Complaint | 11 | 10 | $5,850 | |
| 1984-10-16 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-05-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-01-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-05-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-04-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-12-23 | Accident | 18 | 14 | $3,770 | |
| 1975-12-09 | Planned | 3 | — | $80 | |
| 1975-11-11 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SUNSHINE MILLS INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sunshine Mills Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sunshine Mills Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in dog and cat food manufacturing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LAND O'LAKES PURINA FEED LLCLUMBERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Sunshine Mills Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SUNSHINE MILLS, INCHALIFAX, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUNSHINE MILLS, INC.RED BAY, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Sunshine Mills Inc locationsParent rollup
- Dog and Cat Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Dog and Cat in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUNSHINE MILLS 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 Sunshine Mills Inc, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SUNSHINE MILLS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SUNSHINE MILLS INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $12,175 in total penalties.
- How does SUNSHINE MILLS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SUNSHINE MILLS INC. operates in the dog and cat food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. SUNSHINE MILLS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.66 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has SUNSHINE MILLS INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving SUNSHINE MILLS INC..