FARMLAND DAIRIES INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, FARMLAND DAIRIES INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 520 MAIN AVENUE, WALLINGTON, NJ 07057 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 105 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $140,565.00. The inspection case was opened on 1990-08-24.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within NJ, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 81,999 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,616.41.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 105 citations spanning 11 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 11 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning October 6, 1993 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 30, 1997. Of the 105 total citations, 15 (14%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $140,565.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,338.71 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1990 enforcement action against Farmland Dairies Inc. represented a