76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC is a poultry processing employer in WARD, SC. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $3,000 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC

262 SPEIGNER ROAD, WARD, SC, 29166

311615 — Top companies in Poultry Processing

EIN: 834538969

242 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspection

4 violations

$3,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

2.4

Industry Avg DART

1.4

Self-Reported DART

7.7

Self-Reported TRIR

7.7

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$3,000

Trend

IMPROVING

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

2 years

Last Activity

2yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.5/yr

Violation Rate

2/yr

Violation Severity Mix

75% serious$750 avg per violation$3,000 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHA$3,000 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

+5.3

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

+6.3

Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

75%

Above average violations

vs 80 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

78%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections

Quarters Non-Compliant

Status: No Violation Identified

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

3347114

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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PERDUE FARMS INC. — DILLON — 1 federal record
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC — NEWBERRY — 1 federal record
MANCHESTER FARMS — HOPKINS — 1 federal record
QUINTANILLA POULTRY LLC — SUMTER — 1 federal record
69377 - TYSON FOODS, INC. — COLUMBIA — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the poultry processing industry in SC, 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC ranks in the 75th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 80 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 78th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.4 for the poultry processing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.4. 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC's self-reported DART rate is 7.66, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC's OSHA violation history?: 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $3,000 in total penalties.
How does 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC's safety record compare to its industry?: 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC's self-reported DART rate is 7.66 compared to an industry average of 1.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on 76040 - THE BEST DRESSED CHICKEN INC of WARD, SC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

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