Establishment profile
MONSANTO CO
1700 SOUTH SECOND ST, St Louis, MO, 63104
Operated by Monsanto Company · 1 of 36 establishments
EIN 431878297
Summary
MONSANTO CO has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $325 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39,935 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 42 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MONSANTO CO 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
25% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $325 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 1 | 1 | $65 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040005 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC0 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0159 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 F | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 39,935 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 46 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
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
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 42+ years. Most recent activity: 42 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)
Company-level in MO — for Monsanto Company, not this location alone
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 Monsanto Company 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-CA-184117 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
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 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
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Monsanto Company Monsanto Co. · MON | Jan 2022 | plea | Environmental | California - Central | $12,004,550 | No |
USA v. Monsanto Company Monsanto Co. · MON | Nov 2019 | DP | Environmental | California - Central | $6,000,000 | No |
USA v. MONSANTO COMPANY Monsanto Co. · MON | Jan 2005 | DP 36-mo agreement | FCPA | USDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section | $1,000,000 | Yes 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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-12-12 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-10-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-09-08 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-05-20 | Complaint | 20 | — | $325 | |
| 1975-01-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-10-31 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MONSANTO CO is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Monsanto Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Monsanto Company across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Monsanto Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MONSANTO COSt Peters, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- MonsantoSaint Louis, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- MONSANTO COMPANYMARTINEZ, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Monsanto CompanyThomasboro, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- Monsanto CompanyDumas, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONSANTO COMPANYFARMER CITY, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- Monsanto CompanyHaleiwa, HI — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONSANTOGOTHENBURG, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONSANTO CO.ST. LOUIS, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONSANTOCONSTANTINE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Monsanto Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Monsanto Company, which operates 36 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MONSANTO CO's OSHA violation history?
- MONSANTO CO has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $325 in total penalties.
- Has MONSANTO CO had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MONSANTO CO.