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General Mills: OSHA inspections and violations

Kansas City, Missouri · Flour Milling · NAICS 311211

31inspections
39citation items
$61,090current penalties
Mar 31, 2026last inspection

General Mills has 31 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1978.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 31, 2026 after a complaint, in Gladstone, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 39 citation items: 22 serious and 17 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $75,746 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $61,090, down 19%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (6 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. General Mills averages $21,438 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

General Mills also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 8 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

General Mills: OSHA citation items per year, 1978 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348848359 OPENED MAR 31, 2026Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 89 employees at the site · Open

607 Northeast 69th Street, Gladstone, MO 64118 · Tortilla Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 347685018 OPENED AUG 13, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 940 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2024

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346952450 OPENED AUG 31, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2024

2917 Guinotte Ave., Kansas City, MO 64120 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$14,518$14,518Feb 2, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$14,518$14,518Feb 2, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$8,296$8,296Feb 2, 2024Final

Inspection 346040462 OPENED JUN 23, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2024

2917 Guinotte Ave., Kansas City, MO 64120 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345224422 OPENED MAR 29, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 2021

3007 Stephens Blvd, Joplin, MO 64804 · Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 21, 2021: Employee partially amputates finger while using disc grinder

At 12:45 a.m. on March 21, 2021, an employee was using a stationary disc grinder to round a piece of metal he had fabricated. He tilted it to sand the burs off the edges. The piece of metal flipped up, causing his finger to be caught between the metal and disc grinder. The employee suffered a partial amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343115465 OPENED APR 26, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 967 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2018

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 23, 2018: Employee sustains fractured forearm from descending hopper

At 10:30 p.m. on April 23, 2018, an employee was cleaning under the dump hopper on a NBE machine, with an air wand when the hopper descended and struck the employee's arm. This resulted in the employee fracturing both bones in his left forearm.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(c) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$9,239$5,543May 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 16, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0May 16, 2018Final

Inspection 341905636 OPENED NOV 10, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 950 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2016

#1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340975309 OPENED OCT 7, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 145 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2016

2917 Guinotte Ave., Kansas City, MO 64120 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

23 older inspections

Inspection 338654833 OPENED JAN 31, 2013Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 940 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2013

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 337801641 OPENED DEC 12, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 925 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2013

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 · Tortilla Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314464546 OPENED MAY 10, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 165 employees at the site · Closed Jun 18, 2010

2917 Guinotte Ave., Kansas City, MO 64120 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310864509 OPENED MAR 15, 2007Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 850 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 2007

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63801 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306699521 OPENED JUL 9, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 220 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 2004

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · Flour Milling · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5) · Process safety management
Serious$2,500$1,250Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(6) · Process safety management
Serious$0$0Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(ii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Other-than-serious$2,500$1,250Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(ix) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iia) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Serious$2,500$2,000Dec 23, 2003Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.4(a) · Recording criteria
Other-than-serious$1,000$100Dec 23, 2003Closed

Inspection 304327661 OPENED MAY 15, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2002

8840 Pershal Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$1,700$850May 24, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,700$850May 24, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$1,700$850May 24, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0May 24, 2002Closed

Inspection 304328149 OPENED MAY 15, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 438 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2002

8840 Pershal Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$2,000$1,000May 28, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(l)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2002Closed

Inspection 304324577 OPENED NOV 28, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Dec 20, 2002

1 Red Devil Road, Hannibal, MO 63801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$1,125$1,125Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,875$1,000Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iib) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,125$750Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,125$750Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$1,125$1,125Jan 15, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 2002Closed

Inspection 115995789 OPENED DEC 4, 1994Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 225 employees at the site · Closed Feb 7, 1996

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 3, 1994 (fatal): Employee killed when asphyxiated by carbon dioxide release

Employee #1 went to shut down a carbon dioxide gas system. He inadvertently turn ed the system on, thinking he was turning it off. The carbon dioxide release dep leted the oxygen in the 5th floor Bisquick mixing room, killing him.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(2) · Emergency action plans
Serious$4,500$3,500May 3, 1995Final

Inspection 106642283 OPENED DEC 13, 1990Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 230 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 1990

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 106642622 OPENED NOV 19, 1990Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 230 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 1990

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 100890110 OPENED DEC 4, 1989Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 220 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 1989

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 100898667 OPENED JUN 17, 1988Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 220 employees at the site · Closed Aug 4, 1988

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(4) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 22, 1988Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 22, 1988Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 22, 1988Closed

Inspection 101191500 OPENED JUN 12, 1987Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 150 employees at the site · Closed Aug 26, 1987

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 1889708 OPENED MAY 3, 1985Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 270 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 1985

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 17305426 OPENED APR 13, 1982Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 285 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 1982

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 17332438 OPENED AUG 22, 1980Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Guinotte Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 217377464 OPENED MAY 1, 1980Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Gainotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 217376987 OPENED DEC 20, 1979Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 280 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Guinotte, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 17302399 OPENED AUG 22, 1978Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 17302233 OPENED MAY 17, 1978Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 217394030 OPENED MAR 16, 1978Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

2917 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 217382688 OPENED JAN 23, 1978Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 1980

2917 Guinotte Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$540$135Feb 16, 1978Contested
Citation 1, item 2
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$480$480Feb 16, 1978Contested
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$480$240Feb 16, 1978Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$480$240Feb 16, 1978Contested
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$420$420Feb 16, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(i) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$0$0Feb 16, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$300$300Feb 16, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Feb 16, 1978Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Hannibal site logged 63 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,086 workers: 6.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 584 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
General Mills Hannibal
Hannibal · 2025
1,086 63116.53.4
General Mills (Joplin)
Joplin · 2025
667 5038.63.4
Kansas City Mill
Kansas City · 2025
150 1479.02.1
General Mills
Kansas City · 2024
148 1348.12.1
GMI KC Mill
Kansas City · 2023
140 623.72.1
General Mills - Hannibal Plant
Hannibal · 2021
1,097 2532.53.4
General Mills (Hannibal)
Hannibal · 2018
985 3953.93.4

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 8 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.

Nov 8, 2025, Hannibal: Hospitalization · fractures · back thoracic region

An employee was labeling pallets of product. Two pallets collided, causing a third pallet to come off the push-through rack. The pallet of boxes struck the employee's back and knocked them to the floor. The employee suffered T12 and L1 vertebrae fractures and was hospitalized.

Apr 2, 2025, Joplin: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)

An employee went to grab his lunch box from a table in the breakroom. He rotated, took a few steps, and then fell to the floor. The employee sustained right femur fracture and was hospitalized.

Mar 25, 2024, Joplin: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)

An employee was troubleshooting a palletizer that wasn't working. While walking on the conveyor, the employee jumped to reach a photo eye and fell on his leg, resulting in a fractured femur.

Aug 12, 2023, Kansas City: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems

An employee was working in the corn starch room of a mill when they began to experience heat stress that required hospitalization.

Mar 19, 2023, Joplin: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was removing a belt from a machine. The belt slipped and the employee's right little finger was caught between it and the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Apr 23, 2018, Hannibal: Hospitalization · fractures · forearm(s)

An employee was cleaning underneath a bulk tote dumpster using a compressed air wand when he noticed a piece of cardboard lodged underneath. He was attempting to blow out the cardboard when the machine cycled, pinning his arm between the piece of equipment and the floor. He sustained injuries to his left forearm that included a broken radius and ulna as well as lacerations to the skin. He was hospitalized.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Nov 15, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
Kansas City
20$0$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.4 · Recording criteria

29 CFR 1904.4(a)

(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5)

(5) The employer shall establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented; document what actions are to be taken; complete actions as soon as possible; develop a written schedule of when these actions are to be completed; communicate the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments are in the process and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions.

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(6)

(6) At least every five (5) years after the completion of the initial process hazard analysis, the process hazard analysis shall be updated and revalidated by a team meeting the requirements in paragraph (e)(4) of this section, to assure that the process hazard analysis is consistent with the current process.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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