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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY

130 NORTH BROAD STREET, FREMONT, NE, 68025
311224Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 43 years
Violations
16
$75,072 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $75,072 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
5
0.1 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
16
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$75,072
$4,692 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $75,072 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0272 M01 II11$15,625Jun 2023Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0272 J0311$15,625Jun 2023Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$12,000Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV11$9,822Jun 2023Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0272 M0211$9,000Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$7,000Jun 2017Jun 2017
5A000111$6,000Apr 1987Apr 1987
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Apr 1987Apr 1987
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Apr 1983Apr 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIB11Mar 1983Mar 1983

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3112 within NE. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $10,263
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
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

Planned
2
Accident
1
Referral
2

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 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Dec 5, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

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
Mar 17, 1987MAINTENANCE,PIN,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,FALL,FALLING OBJECT,BROKEN CHAINFatality421

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NE — for ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-218481Unfair labor practiceApr 2018Mar 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-201867Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Sep 2017ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
130 N BROAD ST · FREMONT, NE, 68025
AirTRINo Violation Identified20Mar 2024View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-01-04Referral31$41,072
2016-12-12Referral41$28,000
1987-03-17Accident2$6,000
1985-03-13Planned0$0
1983-03-15Planned7$0

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 COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $75,072 in total penalties.
How does ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY operates in the soybean and other oilseed processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.
Has ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY.