RALSTON FOODS, INC.
601 16TH STREET N.E., CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
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Inspection records
Feb 27, 2012#316394378Feb 27, 2012Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#316394378$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #316394378
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 2012
- Closed
- Jun 18, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 146
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates finger in fruit dump machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 31, 2012 | - | - |
Oct 11, 2011#316027838Oct 11, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#316027838$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #316027838
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 2011
- Closed
- Feb 7, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 146
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F01 | Other | 1 | 9 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 9, 2011 | - | - |
Mar 22, 2010#314414996Mar 22, 2010Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#314414996$1,4881 viol.1 violation$1,488 in penalties
Inspection #314414996
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 151
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,975
- Penalties on Record
- $1,488
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates fleshy finger tip, while cleaning machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,975 | $1,488 | Jun 3, 2010 | - | - |
Dec 1, 2008#312811821Dec 1, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#312811821$1,3303 viol.3 violations$1,330 in penalties
Inspection #312811821
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 2008
- Closed
- Jan 28, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,550
- Penalties on Record
- $1,330
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates tip of right thumb
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 7 | $1,275 | $730 | Feb 14, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 I | Other | 1 | 7 | $1,275 | $600 | Feb 6, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2008 | - | - |
Oct 24, 2006#310082839Oct 24, 2006Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#310082839$2,7001 viol.1 violation$2,700 in penalties
Inspection #310082839
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 2006
- Closed
- Dec 22, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 97
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,700
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- 311230 Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Worker's finger is crushed in filling machine accident
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,500 | $2,700 | Jan 3, 2007 | - | - |
Apr 9, 2001#115096646Apr 9, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115096646$2,5002 viol.2 violations$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #115096646
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 9, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,950
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- 601 16th Street N.e., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,800 | $1,250 | Jul 22, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $3,150 | $1,250 | Jul 22, 2001 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
6 inspections, 2001 to 2012. 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
BLS 2024 survey: breakfast cereal manufacturing reported 2.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.6%; NAICS 31123 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source