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CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

200 SOUTH EMMBER LANE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53233
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 649 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
12
over 27 years
Violations
22
$99,744 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $99,744 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 116 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 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

Inspections
12
0.4 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
22
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$99,744
$4,534 avg / violation
36% serious64% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 12

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 21 citations in this view · $99,744 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$9,250Feb 2002Apr 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 IV11$12,675Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0119 M0511$8,465Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0511$7,000Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB11$7,000Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0211$5,500Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I A11$5,079Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$5,000Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIB11$5,000Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0511$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IB11$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I11$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IC11$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0211$4,188Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$1,275Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0119 O0411Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Jan 1999Jan 1999

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within WI. Peer group: 116 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $7,313
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
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
1
Complaint
6
Referral
3

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

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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
Apr 16, 2016Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

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.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
30-CA-018889Unfair labor practiceMar 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018705Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018671Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-RC-006773Representation electionMay 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
1915 W CANAL ST · MILWAUKEE, WI, 53233
RCRANo 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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$200K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2009-11-13. Most recent: 2009-11-13. 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 · $200,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Nov 2009pleaEnvironmentalColorado$200,000No

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.

Company-wide — CARGILL, INCORPORATED (across 8 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$414.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.5B
Awards (all-time)
963

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-03-20Complaint33$26,219
2012-10-23Complaint11$7,000
2011-06-10Referral122$53,000
2011-05-25Planned0$0
2010-09-03Complaint0$0
2009-08-18Unprogrammed Related0$0
2007-12-28Referral21$10,000
2005-07-19Complaint1$1,275
2001-11-08Referral11$2,250
2000-08-15Complaint0$0
2000-04-11Complaint0$0
1998-12-23Unprogrammed Related2$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 MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 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 animal (except poultry) slaughtering within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Cargill Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 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.

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.

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Frequently asked

What is CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $99,744 in total penalties.
How does CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.