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SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

15990 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, WRIGHT CITY, MO, 63390
Operated by SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO · 1 of 8 establishments
325314Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 14 years
Violations
2
$3,500 in penalties
Penalties
$3,500
$1,750 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history, with $3,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 26 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$3,500
$1,750 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $3,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411$3,500May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11May 2012May 2012

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

60th

Above average violations in NAICS 3253 within MO. Peer group: 26 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
48th
peer median: $3,525
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. 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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
6

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO
15990 VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY PO BOX 396 · WRIGHT CITY, MO, 63390
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 6
10Dec 2022View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$4.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2012-09-10. Most recent: 2012-09-10. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $4,500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. · SMG
Sep 2012pleaEnvironmentalOhio - Southern$4,500,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-03-26Complaint21$3,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY 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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO, which operates 8 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 SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $3,500 in total penalties.
How does SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY operates in the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.