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Ipmf LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Janesville, Wisconsin · Specialty Canning · NAICS 311422

7inspections
27citation items
$376,052current penalties
Mar 18, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ipmf LLC 7 times in Wisconsin since 2014.

The latest one began on Mar 18, 2026 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Janesville; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 23 serious, 3 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $470,497 and now stand at $376,052, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.146.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Ipmf LLC averages $75,210 (5 cited inspections).

Ipmf LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Ipmf LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348817008 OPENED MAR 18, 2026Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 86 employees at the site · Open

100 Innovation Drive, Janesville, WI 53546 · Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing · 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$16,550$14,067Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$16,550$14,067Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$16,550$14,067Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$99,300$84,405Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$99,300$84,405Aug 7, 2026Final

Inspection 348743246 OPENED FEB 12, 2026Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 89 employees at the site · Open

100 Innovation Drive, Janesville, WI 53546 · Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing · 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$16,550$14,067Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Repeat$99,300$84,405Aug 7, 2026Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 7, 2026Final

Inspection 344198825 OPENED AUG 1, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 69 employees at the site · Closed Aug 2, 2019

4260 Capital Circle, Janesville, WI 53546 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343869236 OPENED MAR 21, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 2019

4260 Capital Circle, Janesville, WI 53546 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$3,978$2,983Apr 29, 2019Final

Inspection 343602454 OPENED NOV 15, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2019

4260 Capital Circle, Janesville, WI 53546 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$4,782$3,586Jan 29, 2019Final

Inspection 340664473 OPENED MAY 27, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 49 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2019

1126 Harvey Street, Beloit, WI 53511 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,800$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 11a
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$4,900$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 12a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$2,100$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 12b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$49,000$7,000Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$7,000Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$700$3,833Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 3, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$3,837$3,837Jun 15, 2016Final
Citation 3, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(f) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Jun 15, 2016Final

Inspection 339990707 OPENED OCT 8, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2014

1126 Harvey Street, Beloit, WI 53511 · Specialty Canning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Janesville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 38 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ipmf, LLC
Janesville · 2017
38 000.03.4

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.

May 2, 2022, Janesville: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee had been loading frozen blocks of salmon chum into a meat grinder. A block jammed in the top infeed of the grinder. The employee turned off the machine and went to unjam the grinder. The auger was still rotating and amputated the employee's left little and ring fingers.

Jun 22, 2020, Janesville: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

A temporary employee was lifting a steel crane arm off the floor. The crane arm fell onto the employee's fingers. Two fingers on the left hand were partially amputated.

Mar 4, 2019, Janesville: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s)

An employee slipped and fell while walking across a production floor. The employee's right hand was caught by a pallet, causing a broken wrist.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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