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NESTLE USA

736 GARNER ROAD, MODESTO, CA, 95357
Operated by Nestle USA · 1 of 378 establishments
311422Specialty Canning

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
1
$4,725 in penalties
Penalties
$4,725
$4,725 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

NESTLE USA has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $4,725 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 22nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 498 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

NESTLE USA 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
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$4,725
$4,725 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $4,725 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3944(C)11$4,725May 2021May 2021

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

22nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3114 within CA. Peer group: 498 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
53rd
peer median: $3,750
Inspection frequency
80th
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
3.1
vs industry
+1.4
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+3.5

Reported for 138 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
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

Complaint
2
Accident
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 NESTLE USA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 8, 2020Amputation,Equipment Operator,Finger,Machine Guarding,Partial Amputation,Reporting1
Oct 23, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 USA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NESTLE USA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO (across 37 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$320K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2B
Awards (all-time)
1,879

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
2020-12-29Accident11$4,725
2020-10-26Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-10-20Complaint0$0
2002-08-06Complaint0$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 USA 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NESTLE USA 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.

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 NESTLE USA's OSHA violation history?
NESTLE USA has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $4,725 in total penalties.
How does NESTLE USA's safety record compare to its industry?
NESTLE USA operates in the specialty canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. NESTLE USA's self-reported DART rate is 3.14 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
Has NESTLE USA had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NESTLE USA.