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EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. is a poultry processing employer in MIFFLINTOWN, PA. Federal records show 13 OSHA inspections with 36 violations and $75,000 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 1, 2026.

EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.

247 EMPIRE DRIVE, MIFFLINTOWN, PA, 17059

Parent: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (1,322 locations)

311615 Top companies in Poultry Processing

EIN: 231618629

489 employees

Federal Enforcement
13
OSHA inspections
36 violations
$75,000 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.4
Industry Avg DART
1.4
Self-Reported DART
4.1
Self-Reported TRIR
5.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
13
OSHA Violations
36
Total Penalties
$75,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
29 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Rate
1.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
78% serious$2,083 avg per violation$5,769 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDNLRB$75,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+2.7
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+2.7
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
5
Referral
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 23% of inspections

Peer Comparison

98%
Worse than most peers
vs 159 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
97%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
6
Unfair Labor Practice
4
Representation (Union)
2
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
5583
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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SEC Enforcement(4)

$78,779,070 totallast: 2023-09-22

SEC Litigation Releases filed against HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. is one of 1,322 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC is a SEC public reporter (HOVNP), with most recent reported revenue of $3.0B.

Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC across all 1,322 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC

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Industry context

Within the poultry processing industry in PA, EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. ranks in the 98th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 159 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 99th percentile.

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. EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.1, 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 EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $75,000 in total penalties.
How does EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.1 compared to an industry average of 1.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. of MIFFLINTOWN, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 7 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 10 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. resolves to the parent rollup HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, which operates 1,322 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, 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.