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SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.

5355 HWY 22 SE, LONE TREE, IA, 52755
Operated by Syngenta Seeds, LLC · 1 of 12 establishments
115114Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
EIN 411292617

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OSHA inspections
2
over 17 years
Violations
9
$14,400 in penalties
Penalties
$14,400
$1,600 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $14,400 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 36 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
9
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$14,400
$1,600 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $14,400 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$8,525Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,500Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$875Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$834Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$833Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11$833Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0111Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1904.0007 B04 IB11Nov 2008Nov 2008

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 1151 within IA. Peer group: 36 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $1,563
Inspection frequency
89th
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
1.4
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−3.3

Reported for 78 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
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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

Referral
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 SYNGENTA SEEDS 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
Jul 16, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Fan,Fan Belt,Glove,Guard,Inspecting,Inspection,Machine Guarding,Partial Amputation1

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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SYNGENTA SEEDS 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 SYNGENTA SEEDS 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 SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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
SYNGENTA SEEDS INC
5535 SE HWY 22 · LONE TREE, IA, 52755
AirRCRANo Violation Identified10Apr 2024View →

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 SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-21Referral11$8,525
2008-10-08Referral86$5,875

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Syngenta Seeds, LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Syngenta Seeds, LLC across all 12 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

Other establishments operated by Syngenta Seeds, LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SYNGENTA SEEDS 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 Syngenta Seeds, LLC, which operates 12 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 SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $14,400 in total penalties.
How does SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. operates in the postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. SYNGENTA SEEDS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.41 compared to an industry average of 3.