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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

4666 E FARIES PKWY, DECATUR, IL, 62526
311224Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing

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OSHA inspections
33
over 49 years
Violations
85
$500,596 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 3 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY has accumulated 85 OSHA violations across 33 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $500,596 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
33
0.7 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
85
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$500,596
$5,889 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 33
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 33

48% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 12 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 · 37 citations in this view · $458,751 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000154$21,191Mar 1983Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0272 M01 I22$170,323Apr 2019Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0122$35,000Jun 1993Jun 1996
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$9,495Apr 1985Jun 2023
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$1,145Apr 1985Jun 1993
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$410Mar 1985Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0322$390Mar 1985Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$260Mar 1985Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$180Apr 1979Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0222$145Sep 1977Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III22$75Sep 1977Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22Apr 1985Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122Sep 1977Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X22Sep 1977Apr 1985
29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 I11$70,000Jun 1996Jun 1996
29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 III11$70,000Jun 1996Jun 1996
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0111$35,000Jun 1996Jun 1996
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0211$16,131Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0272 J02 II11$16,131Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I H11$12,875Mar 2024Mar 2024

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3112 within IL. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 85 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $4,250
Inspection frequency
98th
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
6
Complaint
9
Accident
5
Referral
6

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) · Apr 2016 – Jan 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident

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
Jan 8, 2023Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Aug 30, 2021Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jul 21, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationToes(s), toenail(s)Hospitalized
May 18, 2018Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLower leg(s)Hospitalized
May 17, 2018Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feetSkullHospitalized
Apr 29, 2016Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.Head and trunkHospitalized

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
May 17, 2018Elbow,Elevated Work Plat,Eye,Face,Fracture,Nose,Rib,Skull,Struck By,Wrist11
Apr 29, 2016Lockout/Tagout,Struck By,Suspended LoadFatality11
May 25, 2002BURN,STEAM LINE,VALVEFatality11
Jan 6, 1996BOILER,INHALATION,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,CARBON MONOXIDE,VENTILATION,INADEQUATE MAINT,CONSTRUCTION,GAS LEAK,POISONING73
Jan 6, 1995MAINTENANCE,VAPOR,VENTILATION,BOILER,INHALATION,AIR CONTAMINATION,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,CHEMICAL VAPOR,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE1

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Oct 200811

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2008 – Oct 2008All Other Miscellaneous ManufacturingFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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 IL — for ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
54
Unfair labor practice
49
Representation (union)
5

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.). 54 cases · 49 ULP · 5 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-391105Unfair labor practiceJul 2026OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-373436Unfair labor practiceSep 2025Apr 2026ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-373429Unfair labor practiceSep 2025OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-368722Unfair labor practiceJul 2025OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-336154Unfair labor practiceFeb 2024Sep 2025ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-333769Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-326425Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Mar 2024ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-311634Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Apr 2023ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-310098Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Mar 2023ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-297793Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-296816Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-287558Unfair labor practiceDec 2021OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-284081Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-272539Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-272509Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-271042Unfair labor practiceJan 2021Feb 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-269970Unfair labor practiceDec 2020Sep 2025ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-268786Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-244324Representation electionJul 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-239863Unfair labor practiceApr 2019Jun 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-217642Unfair labor practiceApr 2018May 2018ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-210281Unfair labor practiceNov 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-203101Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-202169Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Sep 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-202022Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Sep 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-161353Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Jul 2016ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-161340Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Jan 2016ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-159180Representation electionSep 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-158456Representation electionAug 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-115392Representation electionOct 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-110526Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Oct 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-108224Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Jul 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-096077Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Jan 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-095991Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-095902Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-095898Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-095887Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Jan 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-094148Unfair labor practiceDec 2012Aug 2013ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
14-CA-074202Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Jun 2013ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-067498Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Sep 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
33-CA-016236Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-RC-005181Representation electionMar 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-016079Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-016069Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-016068Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-015813Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-015810Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-015804Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-015803Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-015729Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Jan 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-014627Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-014626Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-014019Unfair labor practiceJul 2002Dec 2003ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
33-CA-013175Unfair labor practiceNov 1999Mar 2001ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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

Total applications
218
Certified
202
Avg wage ratio
1.21x
H-1BE-3 Australian

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
7
Formal actions
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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). 5 facilities · 1 significant noncompliance · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
3883 FARIES PARKWAY · DECATUR, IL, 62526
AirWaterRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 7
42Sep 2025View →
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
2501 BRUSH COLLEGE · DECATUR, IL, 62526
AirRCRANo Violation Identified10Apr 2023View →
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
2505 N JASPER · DECATUR, IL, 62526
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 2010View →
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
2235 BRUSH COLLEGE ROAD · DECATUR, IL, 62526
AirNo Violation Identified00View →
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
4225 BRUSH COLLEGE RD · DECATUR, IL, 62526
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
124881
Operation
A

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$-4003.47
Obligated (all-time)
$1.4B
Awards
765
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$1.4B
Company-wide — ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$520.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.8B
Awards (all-time)
925

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$1.4B
Department of Defense$546K
Department of Homeland Security$167K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424510 - GRAIN AND FIELD BEAN MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2024-03-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-29Referral0$0
2023-09-11Referral21$25,750
2023-08-02Complaint0$0
2023-04-21Fatality/Catastrophe42$209,716
2023-01-13Referral1$9,375
2022-12-12Complaint0$0
2022-10-24Complaint0$0
2019-08-22Monitoring0$0
2019-07-29Monitoring0$0
2019-01-11Referral0$0
2018-11-09Complaint11$9,000
2018-05-31Referral11$6,500
2016-05-05Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2016-01-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
2014-04-23Complaint0$0
2011-10-19Referral0$0
2010-11-10Programmed Related0$0
2002-08-12Accident1$2,500
1996-01-07Accident53$84,000
1995-12-07Accident42$144,500
1993-04-15Complaint98$5,000
1987-03-12Unprogrammed Related1$0
1985-08-27Planned71$175
1985-07-31Planned0$0
1985-02-01Planned2717$1,870
1985-01-29Planned109$1,050
1983-01-12Accident22$560
1980-02-26Follow-up0$0
1979-03-20Planned21$600
1978-12-13Complaint0$0
1978-09-06Complaint0$0
1978-02-02Complaint0$0
1977-08-31Accident8$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 33 OSHA inspections on record with 85 violations and $500,596 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 3 fatality investigations involving ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY.