Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Vermillion, South Dakota · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325320
1inspections
2citation items
$15,295current penalties
Nov 3, 2020last inspection
Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in South Dakota.
OSHA opened it on Nov 3, 2020 on a referral, in Vermillion.
From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $16,414 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,295, down 7%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc. averages $15,295 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc. 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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Incident on Nov 3, 2020: Employee fractures hip in fall from catwalk
At 4:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020, an employee was unclogging an auger system on a catwalk. The catwalk structure collapsed. The employee fell to the concrete below, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Vermillion site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 36 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Vermillion SD (Greenfield) SD
Vermillion · 2025
36
0
0
0.0
2.3
Vermillion SD
Vermillion · 2024
24
0
0
0.0
2.3
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.
Nov 2, 2020, Vermillion: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee was on a catwalk unclogging an auger and fell to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a broken hip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:
Other pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing employers in South Dakota
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.
