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CARGILL, INC. is a ethyl alcohol manufacturing employer in FORT DODGE, IA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $5,790 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.

1950 HARVEST AVE, FORT DODGE, IA, 50501

Parent: Cargill Inc (297 locations)

325193 Top companies in Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing

159 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$5,790 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.9
Industry Avg DART
2.1
Self-Reported DART
0.0
Self-Reported TRIR
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$5,790
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
10 years
Last Activity
8yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.9/yr
Violation Severity Mix
78% serious$643 avg per violation$2,895 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$5,790 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-2.6
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-2.1
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

Complaint
1
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

93%
Worse than most peers
vs 56 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
82%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
69%

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.

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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 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing within IA

Industry context

Within the ethyl alcohol manufacturing industry in IA, CARGILL, INC. ranks in the 93th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 56 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 82th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 69th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.9 for the ethyl alcohol manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. CARGILL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 8 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CARGILL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CARGILL, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $5,790 in total penalties.
How does CARGILL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CARGILL, INC. operates in the ethyl alcohol manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. CARGILL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL, INC. of FORT DODGE, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, 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.