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CARGILL, INCORPORATED

1505 EAST BURLINGTON AVE., FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 650 establishments
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 751449430

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OSHA inspections
7
over 8 years
Violations
6
$43,228 in penalties
Penalties
$43,228
$7,205 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CARGILL, INCORPORATED has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $43,228 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.9 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
6
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$43,228
$7,205 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

55th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within CO. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $7,125
Inspection frequency
84th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−2.7
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.7

Reported for 2 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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2
Complaint
1
Referral
4

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) · May 2015 – Jul 2024 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
3
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
Jul 17, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesHand(s), except finger(s)Hospitalized
Dec 20, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Jul 8, 2022Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 5, 2021Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feetMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jun 29, 2017Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
May 16, 2015Contact 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 29, 2017Amputation,Bandsaw,Caught By,Conveyor,Finger,Machine Guarding11

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
8 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 8 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for Cargill Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
8

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 Cargill Inc locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$1.1M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2002-02-19. Most recent: 2002-02-19. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-10-03Referral1$14,188
2023-05-25Planned0$0
2023-05-25Planned2$3,415
2023-04-26Complaint0$0
2023-01-03Referral1$15,625
2022-07-14Referral22$10,000
2017-07-07Referral0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CARGILL, INCORPORATED is one of 650 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cargill Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cargill Inc across all 650 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL, INCORPORATED 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 Cargill Inc, which operates 650 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.

Frequently asked

What is CARGILL, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
CARGILL, INCORPORATED has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $43,228.2 in total penalties.
How does CARGILL, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
CARGILL, INCORPORATED operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. CARGILL, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.