Establishment profile
BUTTERBALL, LLC
1000 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE, RAEFORD, NC, 28376
Operated by Butterball LLC · 1 of 7 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 561458630
Summary
BUTTERBALL, LLC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $23,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 47th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 198 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BUTTERBALL, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $23,400 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $5,950 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
| 95.129(01) | 1 | 1 | $5,950 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2017 | Feb 2017 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3116 within NC. Peer group: 198 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 22 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Oct 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2018 – Oct 2020 | Turkey Production | FMLA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BUTTERBALL, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-11-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2017-12-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-17 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $7,000 | |
| 2015-12-15 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $11,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BUTTERBALL, LLC is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Butterball LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Butterball LLC across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry processing within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC.ROSE HILL — 4 federal enforcement records
- PERDUE FARMS INCLEWISTON WOODVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CASE FARMS, L.L.C.DUDLEY — 3 federal enforcement records
- MOUNTAIRE FARMS INC.LUMBER BRIDGE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CASE FARMS, INC.MORGANTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- PERDUE INC.LEWISTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- PERDUE FARMS INCFAYETTEVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PERDUE FARMS INCCOFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC.TEACHEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS INC.MONROE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Butterball LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BUTTERBALL, LLCRED SPRINGS, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUTTERBALL, LLCMOUNT OLIVE, NC — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Butterball LLC locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUTTERBALL, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Butterball LLC, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BUTTERBALL, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- BUTTERBALL, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $23,400 in total penalties.
- How does BUTTERBALL, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- BUTTERBALL, LLC operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. BUTTERBALL, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.35 compared to an industry average of 1.4.