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CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED

540 EAST BROADWAY, NEWPORT, TN, 37821
Operated by Conagra Brands · 1 of 378 establishments
311421Fruit and Vegetable Canning

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OSHA inspections
6
over 25 years
Violations
12
$5,600 in penalties
Penalties
$5,600
$467 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $5,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 31 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$5,600
$467 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $5,600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$3,200Oct 2004Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$1,200Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$800Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 9000.60211$300Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$100Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 IB11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 IC11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 ID11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Dec 2003Dec 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Dec 2003Dec 2003

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3114 within TN. Peer group: 31 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $825
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Referral
1

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 CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 27, 2004CARDIOVASC SYSTEM,HEART ATTACKFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TN — for Conagra Brands, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Conagra Brands locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-212137Unfair labor practiceDec 2017Sep 2019ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-180177Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Apr 2017ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
26-CA-024008Unfair labor practiceApr 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$250K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2006-01-20. Most recent: 2006-01-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $250,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. ConAgra Foods Inc
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Jan 2006pleaEnvironmentalMinnesota$250,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. (across 10 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$113.6M
Awards (all-time)
257

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-10-15Follow-up0$0
2009-06-23Planned4$0
2004-09-28Accident21$1,500
2004-08-27Referral11$3,200
2003-11-06Planned52$900
2001-02-14Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED is one of 378 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Conagra Brands.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Conagra Brands across all 378 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fruit and vegetable canning within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED 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 Conagra Brands, which operates 378 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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Frequently asked

What is CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $5,600 in total penalties.
How does CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.
Has CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CONAGRA FOODS INCORPORATED.