GENERAL MILLS, INC.
2403 S. PENNSYLVANIA AVE., WELLSTON, OH 45692 · NAICS 311412 Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jan 25, 2024#347235640Jan 25, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347235640$12,6761 viol.1 violation$12,676 in penalties
Inspection #347235640
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 2024
- Final Order
- May 14, 2024
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,029
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,676
- Penalties on Record
- $12,676
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- 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 | 2 | 7 | $12,676 | $12,676 | - | May 14, 2024 |
Jul 10, 2023#346820095Jul 10, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346820095$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346820095
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 19, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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.
Feb 3, 2023#346480791Feb 3, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346480791$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346480791
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 3, 2023
- Closed
- Apr 3, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 948
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food 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.
Dec 28, 2022#346410517Dec 28, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346410517$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346410517
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 28, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 2022
- Closed
- Feb 3, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 13, 2021#345580229Oct 13, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345580229$27,3063 viol.3 violations$27,306 in penalties
Inspection #345580229
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 13, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2021
- Final Order
- Jan 13, 2022
- Closed
- May 2, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $81,918
- Penalties on Record
- $27,306
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- 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 fractures hand in nip point of conveyor belt system
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Serious | 1 | 5 | $13,653 | $13,653 | Feb 28, 2022 | - | Jan 13, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jan 24, 2022 | - | Jan 13, 2022 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $68,265 | $13,653 | Apr 29, 2022 | - | Jan 13, 2022 |
Apr 15, 2021#345253884Apr 15, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345253884$6,9624 viol.4 violations$6,962 in penalties
Inspection #345253884
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 15, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 15, 2021
- Final Order
- Jul 21, 2021
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 948
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,946
- Penalties on Record
- $6,962
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,973 | $3,481 | Jul 12, 2021 | - | Jul 21, 2021 |
| 01001B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 12, 2021 | - | Jul 21, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,973 | $3,481 | Jul 12, 2021 | - | Jul 21, 2021 |
| 02001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C07 III | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 12, 2021 | - | Jul 21, 2021 |
Mar 28, 2018#343048609Mar 28, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#343048609$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343048609
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 28, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Closed
- Apr 23, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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.
Aug 25, 2017#342584505Aug 25, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342584505$33,8003 viol.3 violations$33,800 in penalties
Inspection #342584505
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 25, 2017
- Contested
- Oct 26, 2017
- Final Order
- Dec 31, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 6, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $38,025
- Penalties on Record
- $33,800
- Site Address
- 2403 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 I B | Other | 3 | 1,300 | $12,675 | $8,450 | Nov 2, 2017 | Oct 26, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J04 III | Other | 3 | 1,300 | $12,675 | $12,675 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 26, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 L01 | Other | 3 | 1,300 | $12,675 | $12,675 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 26, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 |
May 9, 2013#339058596May 9, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339058596$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339058596
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 2013
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,135
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311211 Flour Milling
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.
Apr 4, 2005#307889543Apr 4, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307889543$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307889543
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 4, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 2005
- Closed
- Apr 4, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2403 South Pennsylvania Ave, Wellston, OH 45692
- Industry
- 311412 Frozen Specialty Food 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.
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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.
13 inspections, 2002 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.