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VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.

11324 MOUNT VERNON ROAD, UTICA, OH, 43080
Operated by Velvet Ice Cream Co
311520Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
EIN 314446008

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OSHA inspections
12
over 51 years
Violations
51
$16,710 in penalties
Penalties
$16,710
$328 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 51 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $16,710 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, 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

Inspections
12
0.2 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
51
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$16,710
$328 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 12

67% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $14,745 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0133$1,100Apr 1987Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0122$974Sep 1990Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222$934Sep 1990Mar 2001
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22Sep 1990Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$1,375Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q09 I11$1,050Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q03 IV11$1,050Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 III11$1,050Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$825Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$825Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIF11$825Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$644Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$644Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$644Mar 2001Mar 2001
5A000111$550Nov 1974Nov 1974
29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 I11$537Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$430Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711$430Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$430Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$430Mar 2001Mar 2001

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3115 within OH. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 51 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $10,683
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 3

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
1.3
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 77 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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
7
Complaint
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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 VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, 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 VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, 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 VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
12

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VELVET ICE CREAM CO
11324 MT VERNON RD · UTICA, OH, 43080
WaterViolation Identified
QNCR 12
10Mar 2022View →

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)

DOT number
349027
Operation
A

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 VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$8K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$8K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    ICE CREAM NOVELTIES
    contract · Last action 2010-06-09
    $7,714

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311520 - ICE CREAM AND FROZEN DESSERT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-06-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-08-25Planned0$0
2001-03-20Planned22$825
2001-03-08Planned2215$11,275
2000-03-10Programmed Other1$0
1997-03-13Complaint87$3,150
1990-08-31Complaint64$910
1988-03-16Follow-up0$0
1987-07-09Referral2$0
1987-03-13Planned2$0
1984-01-18Planned0$0
1975-03-04Follow-up0$0
1974-11-05Planned81$550

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Velvet Ice Cream Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Velvet Ice Cream Co across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, 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 Velvet Ice Cream Co.

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Frequently asked

What is VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 51 violations and $16,710 in total penalties.
How does VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. operates in the ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. VELVET ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.27 compared to an industry average of 3.