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CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

3115 S. FIG AVENUE, FRESNO, CA, 93706
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 650 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
10
over 17 years
Violations
3
$1,900 in penalties
Penalties
$1,900
$633 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 hospitalizations

Summary

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $1,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 344 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
10
0.6 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,900
$633 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · accident
6 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 10

20% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4002(A)11$700Apr 2020Apr 2020
3277 D0211$600Oct 2014Oct 2014
3277 F0411$600Oct 2014Oct 2014

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

38th

Below average violations in NAICS 3116 within CA. Peer group: 344 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
39th
peer median: $3,610
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

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

Complaint
4
Accident
6

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 MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 23, 2019Actuated,Amputated,Amputation,Animal,Caught Between,Chain,Finger,Hoist,Hydraulic,Hydraulic Equipment,Meat Processing,Shackle,Unguarded,Unguarded Live Parts11
Mar 9, 2018Foot11
Sep 23, 2011FRACTURE,FOOD PREPARATION,STRUCK AGAINST,WALKING SURFACE,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,FALL,PALLET,SLIPPERY SURFACE,LOST BALANCE,LEG11
Nov 6, 2008THUMB,LOCKOUT1

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
3115 S. FIG AVE. · FRESNO, CA, 93706
RCRANo Violation Identified00Jul 2019View →

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
2022-10-24Complaint0$0
2019-12-17Accident1$700
2018-04-06Accident0$0
2017-10-12Complaint0$0
2015-01-27Accident0$0
2014-06-25Accident2$1,200
2014-02-06Complaint0$0
2013-04-29Complaint0$0
2012-01-18Accident0$0
2009-03-12Accident0$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 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

Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within CA, 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 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.

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Frequently asked

What is CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $1,900 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.