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PURINA MILLS, INC.

1108 N.W. 3RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73106
Operated by Nestle USA · 1 of 378 establishments

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OSHA inspections
4
over 38 years
Violations
19
$6,024 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
1 fatality · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

PURINA MILLS, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $6,024 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22,500 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 26 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PURINA MILLS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
19
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$6,024
$317 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $6,024 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0132$378Apr 1988Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$182Apr 1988Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,000May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1111$168Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$100Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$84Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$70Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0178 K0111$42Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211Apr 1988Apr 1988
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11Apr 1988Apr 1988

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 22,500 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PURINA MILLS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
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 PURINA MILLS, INC.. 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 13, 1992FRACTURE,HEAD,WORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,PALLETFatality11

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
26 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 26+ years. Most recent activity: 26 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 PURINA MILLS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PURINA MILLS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OK — for Nestle USA, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
17-RD-001693Representation electionMar 2004Apr 2004ClosedRegion 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 PURINA MILLS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PURINA MILLS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PURINA MILLS, INC.. 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
1999-12-28Complaint0$0
1992-12-14Accident1$5,000
1989-12-28Complaint76$714
1988-02-10Planned116$310

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PURINA MILLS, INC. 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 locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Nestle USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PURINA MILLS, 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.

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 PURINA MILLS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PURINA MILLS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $6,024 in total penalties.
Has PURINA MILLS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PURINA MILLS, INC..