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US FOODS, INC.

4343 NW 38TH STREET, LINCOLN, NE, 68524
Operated by US Foods Inc · 1 of 157 establishments
311230Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
EIN 363642294

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OSHA inspections
3
over 22 years
Violations
11
$5,111 in penalties
Penalties
$5,111
$465 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

US FOODS, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $5,111 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

US 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
11
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$5,111
$465 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

100% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $5,111 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$656Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$656Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 E0311$656Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$656Nov 2003Nov 2003
29 CFR 1910.0146 F0711$563Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$525Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$525Nov 2003Nov 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III11$437Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0146 I0611$437Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Nov 2003Nov 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11Nov 2003Nov 2003

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3112 within NE. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
42nd
peer median: $8,953
Inspection frequency
70th
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
9.1
vs industry
+7.3
TRIR
9.1
vs industry
+6.3

Reported for 86 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.1
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
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 US FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 US FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for US FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NE — for US Foods Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
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 US Foods Inc 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.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-RD-236739Representation electionFeb 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 US FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for US 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 US FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — USF HOLDING CORP. (across 75 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$729.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.1B
Awards (all-time)
317,263

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
2010-07-28Complaint11$563
2003-11-10Planned42$1,181
2003-10-28Planned63$3,367

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

US FOODS, INC. is one of 157 establishments rolled up under the parent organization US Foods Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of US Foods Inc across all 157 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in breakfast cereal manufacturing within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by US Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on US 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 US Foods Inc, which operates 157 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 US FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
US FOODS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $5,110.5 in total penalties.
How does US FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
US FOODS, INC. operates in the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. US FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.11 compared to an industry average of 1.8.