Establishment profile
CARGILL, INCORPORATED
1505 EAST BURLINGTON AVE., FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 649 establishments
311612 — Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 751449430
Summary
CARGILL, INCORPORATED has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $43,228 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 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 (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $43,228 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $14,188 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $3,415 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within CO. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
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
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- 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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2024 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 16, 2015 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2017 | Amputation,Bandsaw,Caught By,Conveyor,Finger,Machine Guarding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 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
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.
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.). 9 cases · 9 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-CA-388463 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2026 | — | Open | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-290573 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2022 | Jul 2022 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-231429 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2018 | Feb 2019 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-228652 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2018 | Mar 2020 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-228377 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2018 | Mar 2020 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-228347 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-227665 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-227656 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-020908 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2008 | Aug 2008 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
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 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
First case: 2002-02-19. Most recent: 2002-02-19. 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 · $1,051,779 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Cargill Inc. Cargill, Inc. | Feb 2002 | plea | Environmental | Missouri - Eastern | $1,051,779 | No |
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.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Referral | 1 | — | $14,188 | |
| 2023-05-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-05-25 | Planned | 2 | — | $3,415 | |
| 2023-04-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-01-03 | Referral | 1 | — | $15,625 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $10,000 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $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 649 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 649 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in meat processed from carcasses within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SUPERIOR FARMSDENVER — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONFORT MORGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- BOULDER NATURAL MEATSDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROSEN OF COLORADO, INC.GREELEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAY AND SAVE, INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLORADO CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING, INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- EMPIRE PACKING COMPANY, L.P.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- GOLD STAR SAUSAGE COMPANYDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- Brush Locker, LLCBrush — 1 federal enforcement record
- MOUNTAIN STATES/ROSEN, LLCGREELEY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cargill Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSOTTUMWA, IA — 4 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONSCHUYLER, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL SALTNEWARK, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INCORPORATEDDAYTON, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSDODGE CITY, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSBEARDSTOWN, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.BYERS, CO — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL CORN MILLINGEDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.WICHITA, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL INC.EDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cargill Inc locationsParent rollup
- Meat Processed from CarcassesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Meat Processed from in COIndustry × state cross-filter
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 649 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →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.