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MONSANTO CO

R R # 5, Muscatine, IA, 52761

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OSHA inspections
3
over 51 years
Violations
16
$5,235 in penalties
Penalties
$5,235
$327 avg

Summary

MONSANTO CO has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $5,235 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,582 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 46 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MONSANTO CO 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
16
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,235
$327 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 18,582 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 1

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
TRIR
0.9
vs industry

Reported for 426 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Follow-up
1

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 MONSANTO CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 46+ years. Most recent activity: 46 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 MONSANTO CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MONSANTO CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MONSANTO CO. 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 MONSANTO CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MONSANTO CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
5
Total payments
$27.4M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

Independent monitor required. First case: 2005-01-01. Most recent: 2022-01-11. 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. 3 cases · 1 plea/conviction · 1 required a monitor · $19,004,550 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Monsanto Company
Monsanto Co. · MON
Jan 2022pleaEnvironmentalCalifornia - Central$12,004,550No
USA v. Monsanto Company
Monsanto Co. · MON
Nov 2019DPEnvironmentalCalifornia - Central$6,000,000No
USA v. MONSANTO COMPANY
Monsanto Co. · MON
Jan 2005DP
36-mo agreement
FCPAUSDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section$1,000,000Yes
Timothy Dickinson; Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker , D.C.

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1979-12-26Follow-up1$350
1979-10-31Planned107$4,850
1975-03-04Planned5$35

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MONSANTO CO 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.

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What is MONSANTO CO's OSHA violation history?
MONSANTO CO has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $5,235 in total penalties.