Corteva Agriscience: OSHA Violations and Fines, Algona IA

OSHA has inspected Corteva Agriscience once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Jul 22, 2024 on a referral, in Algona.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,164 and now stand at $4,582, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Corteva Agriscience averages $4,582 (1 cited inspection).

Corteva Agriscience also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Corteva Agriscience: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347633844 OPENED JUL 22, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2024

1901 Highway 169 N, Algona, IA 50511 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$8,036	$4,018	Oct 11, 2024	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2024	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log	Other-than-serious	$1,128	$564	Oct 11, 2024	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 11, 2024	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Algona site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 73 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Pioneer International Hi-Bred Algona · 2025	73	0	0	0.0	2.9
Corteva Agriscience - Algona Research - ALG2 Algona · 2021	35	0	0	0.0	2.9

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4)

(4) The driver shall be required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed. If the load being carried obstructs forward view, the driver shall be required to travel with the load trailing.

Corteva Agriscience: OSHA inspections and violations