Manufacturing

7,846
Employers
18,727
Inspections
49,386
Violations
$140.8M
Total Penalties
$8K
Avg per Inspection

What the Data Says About Manufacturing

The Manufacturing sector (NAICS 31) contains 7,846 employers with OSHA enforcement records, generating 18,727 inspections and 49,386 documented violations across the industry. That works out to 2.64 violations per inspection and roughly 2.4 inspections per employer. Cumulative OSHA penalties against this sector total $140.8M, averaging $8K per inspection.

Compared against every other industry PlainWorker tracks, Manufacturing ranks #1 of 32 when measured by average penalty per inspection. The cross-industry average sits near $2K per inspection, so this sector runs above the mean. Industries with higher average penalties typically see a greater share of serious, willful, or repeat violations — categories OSHA reserves for hazards likely to cause serious physical harm or where employers knowingly disregarded the law.

The 7,846 employers shown below represent only workplaces with inspection or wage-theft enforcement records — not the full universe of Manufacturing businesses. Listings are drawn from the U.S. Department of Labor's enforcement database and updated monthly. Click any employer to view their full violation breakdown, penalty history, and wage-and-hour compliance record. For wage, occupational employment, and compensation context on this sector, cross-reference the related data sources at the bottom of this page.

Top Violators in Manufacturing

# Employer Location Violations Total Amount
1 MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS GURNEE, IL 32 $3.1M
2 DIDION MILLING, INC. CAMBRIA, WI 63 $2.2M
3 TAYLOR FARMS NEW JERSEY, INC. SWEDESBORO, NJ 21 $1.4M
4 ZWANENBERG FOOD GROUP (USA) INC. CINCINNATI, OH 41 $1.3M
5 L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al EL MONTE, CA 0 $1.3M
6 Meza Poultry HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 0 $1.2M
7 ALL-FEED PROCESSING AND PACKAGING, INC. GALVA, IL 42 $911K
8 Green Ridge Farms ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 0 $775K
9 FOUNDATION FOOD GROUP, INC. GAINESVILLE, GA 52 $691K
10 CASE FARMS PROCESSING, INC. WINESBURG, OH 122 $684K
11 SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH SMITHFIELD, VA 30 $662K
12 Complete Agri Services of Maryland, Inc. SALISBURY, MD 0 $658K
13 ZMDR LLC LONE JACK, MO 48 $654K
14 Romeros Food Products, Inc. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 0 $650K
15 J&J Snack Foods Corp. Merchantville, NJ 0 $630K
16 CHOICE PRODUCTS USA, LLC EAU CLAIRE, WI 28 $623K
17 Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated, Inc Anderson, IN 0 $585K
18 TRIBE MEDITERRANEAN FOODS, INCORPORATED TAUNTON, MA 18 $540K
19 CJ TMI MANUFACTURING AMERICA, LLC ROBBINSVILLE, NJ 52 $534K
20 THE JAMES SKINNER LLC OMAHA, NE 54 $514K

All Employers in Manufacturing

Employer Location Inspections Penalty
YAMASA ENTERPRISES LOS ANGELES, CA 3 $23K
VALLEY FIG GROWERS, INC. FRESNO, CA 2 $23K
CAROLINA PRIDE GREENWOOD, SC 3 $23K
RICELAND FOODS INC JONESBORO, AR 5 $23K
ROCHELLE FOODS, LLC. ROCHELLE, IL 5 $23K
Elevation Brands, Inc. Framingham, MA 0 $0
ARTISAN BAKERS SONOMA, CA 2 $23K
Padaria Brasil, Inc. 2 Framingham, MA 0 $0
EPIC ENTERPRISES, INC. AYER, MA 3 $23K
WORLD FOOD PROCESSING LLC OSKALOOSA, IA 3 $23K
Art Zulu, Inc. West New York, NJ 0 $0
WESTERN FEED LLC MORRILL, NE 3 $23K
CREATE-A-PACK FOODS, INC. OCONOMOWOC, WI 4 $23K
CAMINO REAL FOODS INC VERNON, CA 3 $23K
LULA-WESTFIELD, LLC PAINCOURTVILLE, LA 5 $23K
GARELICK FARMS, LLC LYNN, MA 2 $23K
Freakin' Pickles AU GRES, MI 0 $0
TYSON FOODS, INC. WALDRON, AR 5 $23K
VITAKRAFT SUNSEED, INC. WESTON, OH 2 $23K
CARGILL, INC. NEWARK, CA 2 $23K
NESTLE PREPARED FOODS COMPANY JONESBORO, AR 4 $23K
CUTRALE CITRUS JUICES USA, INC. LEESBURG, FL 2 $23K
VENTURA FOODS, LLC ONTARIO, CA 5 $23K
EZZO SAUSAGE COMPANY COLUMBUS, OH 2 $23K
Sunrise Snacks Rockland, Inc./Sunrise Popcorn Hillburn, NY 0 $0
FRESHPET, INC. BETHLEHEM, PA 5 $23K
Agri-Mark Methuen, MA 0 $0
HILAND DAIRY FOODS CO, LLC. DALLAS, TX 2 $23K
NESTLE DREYER'S ICE CREAM COMPANY BAKERSFIELD, CA 2 $23K
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. LINVILLE, VA 3 $23K
La Ruleta New York, NY 0 $0
Good Guy Vapes Pompton Lakes, NJ 0 $0
WENNER BREAD PRODUCTS, INC. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 3 $23K
CARGILL SCHUYLER, NE 3 $23K
CCP Mode, Inc. Santa Ana, CA 0 $0
DANIELE INTERNATIONAL, INC. MAPLEVILLE, RI 3 $23K
MING INTERNATIONAL DBA CARPET SOLUTIONS INC CARSON, CA 2 $23K
SWIFT TEXTILE METALIZING, LLC BLOOMFIELD, CT 2 $23K
RICELAND FOODS, INC. WALDENBURG, AR 2 $23K
CHEMSTAR PRODUCTS COMPANY MCPHERSON, KS 2 $23K
HOBBS NONWOVENS, LLC TRENTON, TN 4 $23K
READY PAC FOODS, INC IRWINDALE, CA 3 $23K
BEL BRANDS USA LITTLE CHUTE, WI 2 $23K
GUTTENPLANS FROZEN DOUGH, INC. MIDDLETOWN, NJ 2 $23K
GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY CLEVELAND, OH 2 $23K
RAMAR FOODS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION PITTSBURG, CA 3 $23K
MILCO INDUSTRIES, INC. BLOOMSBURG, PA 4 $23K
FOUR-IN-ONE, LLC CHELMSFORD, MA 2 $23K
LAFEBER COMPANY CORNELL, IL 2 $23K
Azteca Bakery (Bolingbrook) Bolingbrook, IL 0 $0
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Source: OSHA Enforcement Data — U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov)
Source: NAICS Industry Classification — U.S. Census Bureau

Top employers in 31

Top employers in 31 Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (violations). Top employers in 31 Top 5 1. MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS 32 violations 2. DIDION MILLING, INC. 63 violations 3. TAYLOR FARMS NEW JERSEY, INC. 21 violations 4. ZWANENBERG FOOD GROUP (USA) INC. 41 violations 5. L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al 0 violations Top 5 employers in this NAICS sector by total OSHA enforcement actions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Enforcement Data OSHA inspection + penalty records by NAICS sector · 2024 OSHA enforcement records reflect inspections opened, citations issued, and penalty amounts assessed; final penalty amounts often differ from initial assessments after settlement.

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