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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

1388 HWY 97, VELVA, ND, 58790
311225Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

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OSHA inspections
2
over 24 years
Violations
2
$7,200 in penalties
Penalties
$7,200
$3,600 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $7,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 36th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$7,200
$3,600 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 2 citations in this view · $7,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$7,200Sep 2001Aug 2012

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.

Peer comparison

36th

Below average violations in NAICS 3112 within ND. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $3,465
Inspection frequency
64th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Complaint
1
Referral
1

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) · Aug 2022

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker

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
Aug 7, 2022Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerEye(s)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
Jul 5, 2012Caught In,Pelvis,Railroad,Struck By11
Jul 28, 2001AIR PRESSURE,HEAD,DRUM,STRUCK AGAINST,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CONCRETE11

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
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$9.6M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2008-03-20. Most recent: 2013-12-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $100,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Archer Daniels Midland Company
Archer Daniels Midland Co. · ADM
Mar 2008pleaEnvironmentalTennessee - Eastern$100,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-07-26Complaint11$4,200
2001-08-01Referral11$3,000

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 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.

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Frequently asked

What is ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND's OSHA violation history?
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $7,200 in total penalties.
How does ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND's safety record compare to its industry?
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND operates in the fats and oils refining and blending industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.