Establishment profile
HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.
400 S WEAVER RD, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Operated by COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO · 1 of 19 establishments
311111 — Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
EIN 741648416
Summary
HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $6,360 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 81 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 50th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $6,360 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $3,180 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $3,180 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3111 within KS. Peer group: 81 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 141 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) · Aug 2021
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Hose,Inexperience,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Production Line,Removing,Traumatic Amputation,Valve | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.. 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 HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HILLS PET NUTRITION INC 400 WEAVER ST · EMPORIA, KS, 66801 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Apr 2025 | View → |
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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-04-11 | Planned | 2 | — | $6,360 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. is one of 19 establishments rolled up under the parent organization COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO across all 19 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in dog and cat food manufacturing within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TREATCO, INC.WICHITA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET NUTRITIONTOPEKA — 1 federal enforcement record
- RED BARN PREMIUM PET PRODUCTS INC.GREAT BEND — 1 federal enforcement record
- DEL MONTE PET PRODUCTSLAWRENCE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIPLE-T FOODS INCFRONTENAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- J-SIX ENTERPRISES, LLCGREENLEAF — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIPLE T'S FOODSFRONTENAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- CARGILLEMPORIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- C.J. FOODS, INC.BERN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRO-PET L.L.C.KANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HILLS PET NUTRITIONRICHMOND, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- HILLS PET NUTRITION INCRICHARDSVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PET CHEMICALS INCMedley, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET NUTRITIONTOPEKA, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET PRODUCTSRICHMOND, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET PRODUCTS, DIV. OF COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.BOWLING GREEN, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET PRODUCTSTOPEKA, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- HILLS PET NUTRITIONLOS ANGELES, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO locationsParent rollup
- Dog and Cat Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Dog and Cat in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. 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 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO, which operates 19 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $6,360 in total penalties.
- How does HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC. operates in the dog and cat food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.32 compared to an industry average of 1.5.