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EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.

247 EMPIRE DRIVE, MIFFLINTOWN, PA, 17059
Operated by Aterian, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 231618629

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OSHA inspections
29
over 51 years
Violations
183
$518,480 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections · 8 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. has accumulated 183 OSHA violations across 29 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $518,480 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 161 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
29
0.6 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
183
3.6 / yr
Penalties
$518,480
$2,833 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 29
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 29

62% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 14 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 64 citations in this view · $188,905 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A111$86,025Feb 1989Feb 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0388$43,955Dec 1991Jun 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$6,805Dec 1991Jun 2022
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0144$6,195Sep 1974Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II44$5,225Feb 1989Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0133$2,700Dec 1991Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0133$1,425Dec 1991Jun 2022
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0233$1,105Sep 1988Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I22$16,250Feb 1989Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$5,000Jun 2004Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0122$4,250Feb 1989Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0222$1,800Sep 1997Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$1,575Sep 1998Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$1,350Sep 1998Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0101 B22$1,350Sep 1998Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0024 H22$1,105May 1996Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$975Sep 1998Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III22$700Jun 2004Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0222$625Dec 1991Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I22$490Nov 1989Jun 2004

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within PA. Peer group: 161 employers. This establishment has 183 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
4.1
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
5.1
vs industry
+2.7

Reported for 489 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
8
Complaint
11
Accident
1
Referral
4

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2017 – Nov 2022 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 17, 2022Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 6, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Nov 16, 2017Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 6, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Conveyor,Drag Chain Conveyor,Finger,Fingertip,Inexperience,Material Handling,Partial Amputation,Pinched1
Nov 23, 1994REPAIR,WORK RULES,LADDER,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITIONFatality11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
8

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 · 8 violations · $0 in backwages · $15,840 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA Child Labor
8 minors involved
Sep 200818$15,840

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 · 8 violations · $0 in backwages · $15,840 in civil penalties · 8 workers affected · 1 child-labor case (8 minors)

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2006 – Sep 2008Poultry ProcessingChild Labor
8 minors
88$15,840

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 EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Aterian, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
2

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 Aterian, Inc 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.). 6 cases · 4 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-188324Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-RC-021650Representation electionJan 2010Mar 2010ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
06-CA-034125Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-034039Unfair labor practiceApr 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-033158Unfair labor practiceJan 2003Apr 2003ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-RC-012123Representation electionSep 2002Oct 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY INC.
RIVER RD · MIFFLINTOWN, PA, 17059
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
5583
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-11-22Referral0$0
2022-01-19Referral0$0
2021-12-14Referral2420$75,000
2010-07-28Complaint0$0
2010-06-03Planned1$0
2007-11-06Complaint0$0
2006-07-28Planned44$4,420
2006-02-07Complaint88$8,250
2004-04-16Planned2517$4,920
2004-04-16Planned1312$9,055
1998-10-07Complaint1$800
1998-06-03Planned2413$25,000
1997-04-01Complaint63$13,550
1996-03-25Planned85$3,500
1994-11-28Accident11$1,400
1994-01-06Monitoring0$0
1993-07-08Monitoring1$12,500
1993-01-14Monitoring21$4,750
1991-06-06Follow-up127$5,000
1990-07-03Complaint0$0
1989-10-25Follow-up1$0
1988-08-31Complaint3810$350,000
1988-08-31Complaint43$160
1987-01-29Complaint0$0
1985-06-07Referral0$0
1985-05-21Complaint0$0
1980-11-05Planned0$0
1977-08-24Complaint0$0
1974-07-23Planned10$175

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Aterian, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Aterian, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. 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 Aterian, Inc, which operates 2 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 EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. has 29 OSHA inspections on record with 183 violations and $518,480 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.
Has EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC..