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VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. is a chicken egg production employer in DENAIR, CA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 14 violations and $28,810 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. 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.

VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.

1220 HALL ROAD, DENAIR, CA, 95316

Parent: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (68 locations)

112310 Top companies in Chicken Egg Production

EIN: 941712414

107 employees

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
14 violations
$28,810 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.4
Industry Avg DART
2.8
Self-Reported DART
0.9
Self-Reported TRIR
2.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
14
Total Penalties
$28,810
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$560
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
5 years
Last Activity
59 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Rate
2.8/yr
Violation Severity Mix
36% serious$2,058 avg per violation$9,603 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$560
Avg Back Wages / Case
$560
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$29,370 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.8
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1.9
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 67% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 142 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
97%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
94%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. is one of 68 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/. HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ is a SEC public reporter (HRL), with most recent reported revenue of $12.1B.

Federal enforcement records on VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ across all 68 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/

Other employers in Chicken Egg Production within CA

Industry context

Within the chicken egg production industry in CA, VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 142 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 97th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 94th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.4 for the chicken egg production sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8. VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.88, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $28,810 in total penalties.
How does VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. operates in the chicken egg production industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.88 compared to an industry average of 2.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. of DENAIR, CA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC. resolves to the parent rollup HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/, which operates 68 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if VALLEY FRESH FOODS INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.