OSHA has inspected Corteva Agriscience once in Illinois.
The inspection began on Oct 4, 2022 on a referral, in Utica.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $31,080 and now stand at $14,500, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Corteva Agriscience averages $14,500 (1 cited inspection).
Corteva Agriscience also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Utica site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 82 workers: 2.4 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 Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL
Utica · 2025
82
2
0
2.4
2.9
Corteva Agriscience UTI1
Utica · 2022
106
4
1
5.8
2.9
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)
(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:
Other postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning) employers in Illinois
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
