RALSTON PURINA CO GROCERY
POST OFFICE BOX 500, Lancaster, OH 43130 · NAICS 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jun 5, 1981#215111808Jun 5, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#215111808$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215111808
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1981
- Closed
- Oct 20, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 315
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 276 Bremen Rd, Lancaster, OH 43130
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 12, 1981#215043357Feb 12, 1981Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#215043357$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215043357
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 12, 1981
- Closed
- Feb 25, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 319
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 276 Bremen Road, Lancaster, OH 43130
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 23, 1980#215111303Oct 23, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#215111303$1502 viol.2 violations$150 in penalties
Inspection #215111303
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 1980
- Contested
- Nov 15, 1980
- Closed
- Jun 16, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 315
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $150
- Site Address
- 276 Bremen Road, Lancaster, OH 43130
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 6 | - | $300 | $150 | Dec 1, 1980 | Nov 15, 1980 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 1, 1980 | Nov 15, 1980 | - |
May 7, 1974#215064973May 7, 1974Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#215064973$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215064973
Dates
- Opened
- May 7, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Post Office Box 500, Lancaster, OH 43130
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 21, 1974#215064585Mar 21, 1974Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#215064585$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215064585
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- P O Box 500 276 Bremen Road, Lancaster, OH 43130
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IB0 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IID0 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 VB7 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1974 to 1981. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 22,560 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.