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CARGILL INC. is a wet corn milling and starch manufacturing employer in EDDYVILLE, IA. Federal records show 7 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $10,986 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

CARGILL INC.

17540 MONROE-WAPELLO RD, EDDYVILLE, IA, 52553

Parent: Cargill Inc (297 locations)

311221 Top companies in Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing

541 employees

Federal Enforcement
7
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$10,986 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.2
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Self-Reported DART
0.5
Self-Reported TRIR
0.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
7
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$10,986
Trend
WORSENING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
19 years
Last Activity
203 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$1,569 avg per violation$1,569 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAEPANLRB$25,986 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.3
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.6
Below industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$1,051,779
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Environmental
First case: 2002-02-19
Most recent: 2002-02-19

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
2
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 57% of inspections

Peer Comparison

83%
Worse than most peers
vs 66 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
80%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
91%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
12
Unfair Labor Practice
7
Representation (Union)
5
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
6
Quarters Non-Compliant
7
Formal Actions
2
EPA Penalties
$15,000
Status: Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

CARGILL INC. is one of 297 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Cargill Inc.

Federal enforcement records on CARGILL INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Cargill Inc across all 297 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Cargill Inc

Other employers in Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing within IA

Industry context

Within the wet corn milling and starch manufacturing industry in IA, CARGILL INC. ranks in the 83th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 80th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 91th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.2 for the wet corn milling and starch manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1. CARGILL INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.54, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CARGILL INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CARGILL INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $10,986 in total penalties.
How does CARGILL INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CARGILL INC. operates in the wet corn milling and starch manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. CARGILL INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.54 compared to an industry average of 1.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL INC. of EDDYVILLE, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. CARGILL INC. resolves to the parent rollup Cargill Inc, which operates 297 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if CARGILL INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.