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AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY

8452 OLD HIGHWAY 44, DRAYTON, ND, 58225
Operated by American Crystal Sugar Company · 1 of 10 establishments
311313Beet Sugar Manufacturing
EIN 840004720

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OSHA inspections
23
over 52 years
Violations
95
$16,528 in penalties
Penalties
$16,528
$174 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 5 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY has accumulated 95 OSHA violations across 23 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $16,528 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
23
0.4 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
95
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$16,528
$174 avg / violation
27% serious73% other
Inspection trigger · planned
11 of 23
Inspection trigger · follow-up
5 of 23

65% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 51 citations in this view · $14,948 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A43$1,218Dec 1975Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0944$30Jan 1974Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$4,890Sep 1973Jul 1999
5A000132$3,983Nov 1979Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0433$165Sep 1973Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$85Sep 1973Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$65Jan 1974Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504533$30Sep 1973Nov 1979
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I32Nov 1979Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I31Dec 1984Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0242 A33Jan 1974Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$1,482Nov 1979Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0822$120Sep 1973Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0122$40Sep 1973Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0222$35Sep 1973Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$30Jan 1974Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122Jan 1974Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 VII22Sep 1973Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311$1,500Oct 2002Oct 2002
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0611$1,275Apr 2009Apr 2009

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
2.6
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
3.9
vs industry
−2.9

Reported for 304 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
6.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
11
Complaint
1
Accident
3
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2020 – May 2025

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 20, 2025Injured by object held or wielded by personAbdomen unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 16, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesPart of body unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 26, 2022Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 10, 2020Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 9, 1999KICK BACK,THROAT,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,NECK,STRUCK BY,HAND TOOLFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in ND — for American Crystal Sugar Company, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other American Crystal Sugar Company locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-137845Unfair labor practiceOct 2014Nov 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1967032
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-11-18Referral1$0
2008-12-09Planned64$6,963
2002-09-25Referral43$2,625
1999-06-10Accident11$4,500
1997-09-16Complaint1$0
1990-10-16Planned0$0
1986-10-22Follow-up0$0
1986-10-22Referral1$0
1984-11-14Planned2314$360
1982-01-05Accident0$0
1980-10-08Planned4$0
1980-10-07Planned3$0
1980-01-16Follow-up0$0
1979-11-05Planned63$1,080
1978-12-06Planned4$0
1978-10-19Accident11$360
1978-03-15Planned0$0
1976-10-27Follow-up0$0
1975-11-14Planned9$175
1975-11-13Follow-up0$0
1974-04-24Follow-up0$0
1973-12-18Planned11$140
1973-09-07Planned20$325

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Crystal Sugar Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Crystal Sugar Company across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in beet sugar manufacturing within ND, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Crystal Sugar Company, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY has 23 OSHA inspections on record with 95 violations and $16,528 in total penalties.
How does AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY operates in the beet sugar manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.8. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.61 compared to an industry average of 4.6.
Has AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY.