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SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC

18095 SERENE DR., MORGAN HILL, CA, 95037
Operated by Sakata Seed America · 1 of 3 establishments
424910Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 942422674

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OSHA inspections
3
over 32 years
Violations
8
$2,105 in penalties
Penalties
$2,105
$263 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $2,105 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 286 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
8
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$2,105
$263 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4249 within CA. Peer group: 286 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $750
Inspection frequency
91st
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
2.2
vs industry
+0.7
TRIR
3.5
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 212 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.5
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
1
Accident
2

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 SAKATA SEED AMERICA, 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
Sep 26, 2008FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,STRUCK AGAINST,TRIPPED,FALL,ARM,FACE,CONTUSION1

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · $2,063 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
MSPA (migrant farmworker protection)Feb 202112$2,063

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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 0 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Jan 2021 – Feb 2021Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAKATA SEED AMERICA, 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 SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3634445
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-10-08Accident2$300
1995-03-16Complaint52$1,705
1993-09-14Accident1$100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sakata Seed America.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sakata Seed America across all 3 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 SAKATA SEED AMERICA, 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 Sakata Seed America, which operates 3 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.

Frequently asked

What is SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC's OSHA violation history?
SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $2,105 in total penalties.
How does SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC operates in the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. SAKATA SEED AMERICA, INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.22 compared to an industry average of 1.5.