OSHA has inspected Mars Petcare US 2 times in Arkansas since 2009.
The latest one began on Apr 8, 2016 on a referral, in Russellville.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,000 and now stand at $2,100, 70% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Mars Petcare US averages $2,100 (1 cited inspection).
Mars Petcare US also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Arkansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
14employers cited
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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 Russellville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Arr
Russellville · 2025
30
0
0
0.0
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 7, 2025, Fort Smith: Hospitalization · chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified · hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
An employee was changing a part in a mixing room. While removing the part, the employee came into contact with a caustic chemical that burned the employee's left hand and arm. The employee was hospitalized.
Nov 14, 2019, Fort Smith: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An associate was cleaning and sanitizing a cutter, which housed motor-driven blades used to cut the product created by an extruder. The employee's left thumb contacted the cutter blades, resulting in an inch-long laceration to the back inner side of the left thumb that in turn caused a partial amputation of the thumb.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.
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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.