Establishment profile
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.
2221 E STATE HIGHWAY 198, OSCEOLA, AR, 72370
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
EIN 952677354
Summary
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $16,477 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
33% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $16,477 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 B03 | 1 | 1 | $7,813 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $4,465 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $900 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q05 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 IVA | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3119 within AR. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 13 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 206 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) · Jun 2021
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2021 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2021 | Dehydration,Extrude,Extrusion,Extrusion Machine,Heat,Heat Exhaustion,Heat-related illness ,Kidney,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in AR — for VISKASE COMPANIES, INC., 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 VISKASE COMPANIES, 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.). 3 cases · 3 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-RC-283320 | Representation election | Sep 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-RC-281801 | Representation election | Aug 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-RC-196661 | Representation election | Apr 2017 | May 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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 VISKASE COMPANIES, 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: 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 · $3,650 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. 2221 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 198 · OSCEOLA, AR, 72370 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 5 | 2 | $3,650 | Aug 2025 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-05 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $12,277 | |
| 2021-06-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-04-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-03-04 | Planned | 11 | 1 | $4,200 | |
| 1992-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-05-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- PECO FOODS, INC.BATESVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONAGRA FOODS RETAIL PRODUCTS CO. - FROZEN FOODSBATESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- Tyson Mexican OriginalsFAYETTEVILLE — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VISKASE COMPANIES, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $16,477 in total penalties.
- How does VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- VISKASE COMPANIES, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. VISKASE COMPANIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 12.53 compared to an industry average of 2.