Establishment profile
CARGILL INCORPORATED
1503 WABASH AVENUE, LAFAYETTE, IN, 47905
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 645 establishments
Summary
CARGILL INCORPORATED has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $9,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years 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 and NLRB labor relations 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
40% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $9,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K02 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 C05 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3112 within IN. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 47 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CARGILL INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 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 IN — 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.). 11 cases · 9 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-RD-377130 | Representation election | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25-RD-376244 | Representation election | Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 13-CA-325378 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2023 | Jun 2024 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-323117 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 25-CA-244055 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Aug 2019 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 13-CA-207572 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-153792 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-096688 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2013 | Mar 2013 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-068851 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2011 | Jan 2012 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-068845 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2011 | Jan 2012 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 25-CA-030732 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2008 | Dec 2008 | Closed | Region 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
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-09-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-08-07 | Planned | 6 | — | $375 | |
| 1994-11-30 | Planned | 8 | 7 | $9,500 | |
| 1986-09-02 | Planned | 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 645 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 645 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CENTRAL SOYA COMPANY, INC.DECATUR — 1 federal enforcement record
- NAPPANEE FARM SERVICENAPPANEE — 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, INC.WICHITA, KS — 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 CORN MILLINGEDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL SALTNEWARK, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.BYERS, CO — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL INC.EDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cargill Inc locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 311All employers in this industry
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in INIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL INCORPORATED 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cargill Inc, which operates 645 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is CARGILL INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- CARGILL INCORPORATED has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $9,875 in total penalties.