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CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC

39018 HWY 3089, DONALDSONVILLE, LA, 70346
Operated by CF Industries Holdings, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
325311Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
EIN 640354930

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OSHA inspections
4
over 13 years
Violations
3
$21,000 in penalties
Penalties
$21,000
$7,000 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 4 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $21,000 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$21,000
$7,000 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $21,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$7,000Apr 2015Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 IV11$7,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
5A000111$7,000Dec 2013Dec 2013

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.

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
0.7
vs industry
−1.4
TRIR
0.7
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 525 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
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.7
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
1
Referral
1

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) · Jan 2015 – May 2015

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

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
May 16, 2015Fall on same level due to tripping over selfPelvisHospitalized
Jan 21, 2015Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueMultiple 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
Oct 2, 2024Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Forklift,Pit,Road,Struck Against,Struck ByFatality11
Jun 14, 2013Air Pressure,Chemical,Compressed Gas,Pressure Piping,Struck By541

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. 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 CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$20.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$56.7M
Awards (all-time)
295

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
2024-10-03Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2015-01-23Referral11$7,000
2013-06-20Planned11$7,000
2013-06-14Fatality/Catastrophe11$7,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CF Industries Holdings, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CF Industries Holdings, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC 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 CF Industries Holdings, Inc, which operates 9 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 CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC's OSHA violation history?
CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $21,000 in total penalties.
How does CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC operates in the nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.73 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
Has CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN, LLC.