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PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.

2901 PLANTERS DR, PINE BLUFF, AR, 71601
311224Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing
EIN 710493614

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OSHA inspections
12
over 39 years
Violations
24
$80,233 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $80,233 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
24
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$80,233
$3,343 avg / violation
79% serious21% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 12
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 12

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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 · 22 citations in this view · $80,233 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B33$15,760Sep 2018May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$9,316May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,316May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0333 B0211$8,500Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0334 C0311$8,500Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$7,147Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$6,951May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$4,000Jul 2018Jul 2018
29 CFR 1910.0023 C1011$3,972May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$3,647Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11$1,250Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$1,000Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$875Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II B11May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II C11May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 IV B11Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 II C11Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 I11Mar 2019Mar 2019

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

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3112 within AR. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $8,425
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 2

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
3.7
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
3.7
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 76 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
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.7
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

Planned
4
Accident
2
Referral
4

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) · Dec 2017 – Aug 2025 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 11, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingHand(s) and finger(s)Hospitalized
Dec 11, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationThumb(s)Amputation
Nov 7, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningForearm(s)Amputation
May 3, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 21, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedMultiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.Hospitalized
May 17, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 11, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 16, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 21, 2019Arm,Caught In,Cleaning,Clearance,Clothing,Compressed Air,Fracture,Laceration,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft11
Nov 19, 2018Burn,Electric Arc,SwitchgearFatality11
May 17, 2018Caught By,Cylinder,Finger,Laceration,Saw11
Mar 31, 2010DUST,ALLERGIC REACTION,SUFFOCATED,RESPIRATORY TRACTFatality11
Mar 1, 2004CONVEYOR,FALL,BLADE,HOPPERFatality11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$16,593
Employees affected
47

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 103 violations · $16,593 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 201514847$16,593
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 2015155

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 103 violations · $16,593 in backwages · 47 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2013 – Jul 2015Other Oilseed ProcessingFLSAFMLA10347$16,593

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, 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 PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, 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 PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC
1021 E 5TH ST · PINE BLUFF, AR, 71601
00View →

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 PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-12-13Referral65$15,889
2023-11-08Referral22$18,631
2019-03-21Referral31$18,088
2018-11-19Fatality/Catastrophe66$17,000
2018-05-31Referral11$3,500
2018-03-16Planned32$4,000
2018-01-03Unprogrammed Related1$1,000
2010-03-31Accident0$0
2004-03-01Accident22$2,125
1996-05-15Planned0$0
1989-09-20Planned0$0
1986-11-13Planned0$0

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 PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $80,232.6 in total penalties.
How does PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. operates in the soybean and other oilseed processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.71 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
Has PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC..