Establishment profile
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE
18317 CO-144, FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701
Operated by Western Sugar Cooperative · 1 of 7 establishments
311314 — Cane Sugar Manufacturing
EIN 870658226
Summary
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $2,700 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 13 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 58th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $2,700 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3113 within CO. Peer group: 13 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 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.
Reported for 210 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
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- 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 2015 – Apr 2021 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2021 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Neck and back | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 4, 2017 | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CO — for Western Sugar Cooperative, not this location alone
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 Western Sugar Cooperative 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.). 7 cases · 6 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-CA-313690 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2023 | May 2023 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-313683 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2023 | May 2023 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-255010 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2020 | Jul 2020 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-149634 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-UD-096432 | UD | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-021712 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2010 | Dec 2010 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-021421 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2009 | Nov 2010 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
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 WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE 18317 HIGHWAY 144 · FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 3 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | View → |
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 WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-17 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-12-09 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Western Sugar Cooperative.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Western Sugar Cooperative across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cane sugar manufacturing within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY LLCBRIGHTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Western Sugar Cooperative, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVEBILLINGS, MT — 3 federal enforcement records
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVESCOTTSBLUFF, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVEGERING, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVESCOTTSBLUFF, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Western Sugar Cooperative locationsParent rollup
- Cane Sugar ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Cane Sugar Manufacturing in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE 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 Western Sugar Cooperative, which operates 7 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE's OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $2,700 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE's safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE operates in the cane sugar manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE's self-reported DART rate is 8.97 compared to an industry average of 3.3.