Inspection 348522772 OPENED SEP 24, 2025Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Post Consumer Brands in Michigan 11 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 24, 2025 on a referral, in Battle Creek.
In all, OSHA issued 11 citation items: 10 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $111,000; today they stand at $40,300, 64% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.28 (fall protection in general industry), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Post Consumer Brands averages $5,757 across 7 cited inspections.
Post Consumer Brands also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 348288655 OPENED JUN 4, 2025Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347481210 OPENED MAY 15, 2024Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.10731(1) |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,000 | Jun 13, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 347016339 OPENED OCT 5, 2023Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.1011(A) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Feb 21, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 346941503 OPENED AUG 25, 2023Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.10722(1) |
Serious | $35,000 | $7,000 | Feb 21, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 346827744 OPENED JUL 13, 2023Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346648462 OPENED APR 19, 2023Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.10722(1) |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | May 11, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 345903108 OPENED APR 18, 2022Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 23, 2022: Employee amputates finger when caught in discharge auger
At 01:00 a.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was attempting to remove a plug from a Extruder Continuous Dough Mixer. The employee slipped and fell into the mixer, and the employee's hand entered a lower opening where a Discharge Auger was running. The employee's left index finger was amputated to the first phalange and was treated but not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | May 20, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 408.18115(3) |
Other-than-serious | $4,500 | $2,700 | May 20, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | May 20, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2022 | Final |
3 older inspections
Inspection 345903116 OPENED APR 18, 2022Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345313522 OPENED MAY 18, 2021Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.10011(A) |
Serious | $4,500 | $2,700 | Aug 9, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 343039590 OPENED APR 9, 2018Closed
275 Cliff St, Battle Creek, MI 49014 · Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 13, 2018: Employee's finger tip is amputated while operating palletize
At 6:30 p.m. on March 13, 2018, an employee was troubleshooting a palletizer machine. The machine had been stopped and the employee had entered the interlocked safety gate to diagnose the problem. He leaned into the palletizer to remove a jammed piece of broken pallet and in doing so, blocked the pallet sensor for more than three seconds. This sensor block then triggered the machine to lower the pneumatic pallet stop device and support bracket, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left pinky finger tip.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 408.11412(3) |
Serious | $35,000 | $7,000 | Jul 19, 2018 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Battle Creek site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 600 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 224 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Michigan Mill Battle Creek · 2024 | 600 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)
(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:
Other breakfast cereal manufacturing employers in Michigan
- The Mennel Milling Company of Michigan Dowagiac · 5 citations · $9,950
- Hearthside Food Solutions LLC dba Maker's Pride Kentwood · 14 citations · $45,340
- W.K. Kellogg Co. Battle Creek · 4 citations · $4,550
- Chelsea Milling Company Chelsea · 64 citations · $64,282
- Midwest Yogurt Inc Reed City · 3 citations · $4,200
- Integrated Packaging Machinery, LLC Battle Creek · 1 citation · $700
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.