CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
1023 S. 4TH STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51503 · NAICS 311412 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Dec 14, 2016#341977429Dec 14, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341977429$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #341977429
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 14, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 2016
- Final Order
- Jan 31, 2017
- Closed
- Feb 7, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 740
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 1023 South 4th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 (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 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 28, 2017 | - | Jan 31, 2017 |
Oct 12, 2011#316027911Oct 12, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#316027911$4,5001 viol.1 violation$4,500 in penalties
Inspection #316027911
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 12, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2011
- Closed
- Mar 6, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $4,500
- Site Address
- 1023 S. 4th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 catches hand in auger and amputates fingertip
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 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Jan 16, 2012 | - | - |
Feb 23, 2010#314225392Feb 23, 2010Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#314225392$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #314225392
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 2010
- Contested
- Mar 30, 2010
- Final Order
- Sep 8, 2010
- Closed
- Oct 12, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 1023 S. 4th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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's finger is amputated in cooker
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 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 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,700 | $1,000 | Oct 8, 2010 | Mar 30, 2010 | Sep 8, 2010 |
Jul 8, 2009#313573545Jul 8, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#313573545$4,2503 viol.3 violations$4,250 in penalties
Inspection #313573545
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 20, 2009
- Closed
- Oct 7, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 860
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,250
- Site Address
- 1023 S. 4th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 while stacking pallets
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 | 1 | - | $2,125 | $2,125 | Sep 15, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $2,125 | $2,125 | Sep 15, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 15, 2009 | - | - |
Jan 14, 2003#305713398Jan 14, 2003Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#305713398$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #305713398
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 3, 2003
- Contested
- Mar 3, 2003
- Final Order
- Oct 31, 2003
- Closed
- Apr 20, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 762
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1023 S. 4th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C01 I | Other | 1 | 20 | $1,500 | $0 | Nov 15, 2003 | Mar 3, 2003 | Oct 31, 2003 |
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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.
5 inspections, 2003 to 2016. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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, 23,612 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: frozen specialty food manufacturing reported 2.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.3%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source