Establishment profile
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO
2305 E HWY 33, CRETE, NE, 68333
Operated by Nestle USA · 1 of 378 establishments
311111 — Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
Summary
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $2,438 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 34th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
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 · $2,438 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 II | 1 | 1 | $938 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 IV | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
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 NE. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 528 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 2023
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 2, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NE — for Nestle USA, 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 Nestle USA 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-298835 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2022 | Sep 2022 | 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 NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY 2305 EAST HIGHWAY 33 · CRETE, NE, 68333 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 4 | 0 | — | Jun 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 NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-07-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-02-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-29 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,438 | |
| 2008-07-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO is one of 378 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nestle USA.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nestle USA across all 378 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 NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KASSIK MILLING COMPANY, INC.MILLIGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- C J FOODS, INC.PAWNEE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE IAMS COMPANYAURORA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MARS PETCARE INCAURORA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Nestle USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANYJEFFERSON, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COFORT DODGE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE USA, INCFREEHOLD, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE USA, INC.BURLINGTON, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANYEDMOND, OK — 3 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE COMPANYFULTON, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC.TAMPA, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE USA, INC.BLOOMINGTON, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE CO INCSunbury, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANYCLINTON, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Nestle USA locationsParent rollup
- Dog and Cat Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Dog and Cat in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NESTLE PURINA PETCARE 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 Nestle USA, which operates 378 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO's OSHA violation history?
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $2,437.5 in total penalties.
- How does NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO operates in the dog and cat food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO's self-reported DART rate is 0.35 compared to an industry average of 1.5.