Establishment profile
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC.
247 EMPIRE DRIVE, MIFFLINTOWN, PA, 17059
Operated by Aterian, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 231618629
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 11 | 1 | $86,025 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 8 | 8 | $43,955 | Dec 1991 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $6,805 | Dec 1991 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 4 | 4 | $6,195 | Sep 1974 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 4 | 4 | $5,225 | Feb 1989 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 3 | 3 | $2,700 | Dec 1991 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 E01 | 3 | 3 | $1,425 | Dec 1991 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 3 | 3 | $1,105 | Sep 1988 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 2 | 2 | $16,250 | Feb 1989 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Jun 2004 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 2 | 2 | $4,250 | Feb 1989 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 2 | 2 | $1,800 | Sep 1997 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $1,575 | Sep 1998 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $1,350 | Sep 1998 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 2 | 2 | $1,350 | Sep 1998 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 2 | 2 | $1,105 | May 1996 | Aug 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 2 | 2 | $975 | Sep 1998 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 2 | 2 | $700 | Jun 2004 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 2 | 2 | $625 | Dec 1991 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I | 2 | 2 | $490 | Nov 1989 | Jun 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
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.
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 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
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
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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2022 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fingertip(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Conveyor,Drag Chain Conveyor,Finger,Fingertip,Inexperience,Material Handling,Partial Amputation,Pinched | 1 | — | — | |
| Nov 23, 1994 | REPAIR,WORK RULES,LADDER,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITIONFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
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
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA Child Labor 8 minors involved | Sep 2008 | 1 | 8 | — | — | $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 period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2006 – Sep 2008 | Poultry Processing | Child Labor 8 minors | 8 | 8 | — | $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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-188324 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2016 | Dec 2016 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-RC-021650 | Representation election | Jan 2010 | Mar 2010 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-034125 | Unfair labor practice | May 2004 | Jun 2004 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-034039 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2004 | Jun 2004 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-033158 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2003 | Apr 2003 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-RC-012123 | Representation election | Sep 2002 | Oct 2002 | Closed | Region 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY INC. RIVER RD · MIFFLINTOWN, PA, 17059 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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)
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-01-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-12-14 | Referral | 24 | 20 | $75,000 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-06-03 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-11-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-07-28 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $4,420 | |
| 2006-02-07 | Complaint | 8 | 8 | $8,250 | |
| 2004-04-16 | Planned | 25 | 17 | $4,920 | |
| 2004-04-16 | Planned | 13 | 12 | $9,055 | |
| 1998-10-07 | Complaint | 1 | — | $800 | |
| 1998-06-03 | Planned | 24 | 13 | $25,000 | |
| 1997-04-01 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $13,550 | |
| 1996-03-25 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $3,500 | |
| 1994-11-28 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | |
| 1994-01-06 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-07-08 | Monitoring | 1 | — | $12,500 | |
| 1993-01-14 | Monitoring | 2 | 1 | $4,750 | |
| 1991-06-06 | Follow-up | 12 | 7 | $5,000 | |
| 1990-07-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-10-25 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-08-31 | Complaint | 38 | 10 | $350,000 | |
| 1988-08-31 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $160 | |
| 1987-01-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-05-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-11-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-08-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-07-23 | Planned | 10 | — | $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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry processing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MEHADRIN KOSHER POULTRYBIRDSBORO — 4 federal enforcement records
- FARMERS PRIDE INCFREDERICKSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- JAINDL FARMS, LLCOREFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- GRESS POULTRY INCSCRANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- DAVID ELLIOT POULTRY FARM, INC.SCRANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- Tyson Poultry, Inc. - New Holland, PA PlantNew Holland — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLLEGE HILL POULTRY, INCORPORATEDFREDERICKSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- BIRDSBORO KOSHER FARMS CORPORATIONBIRDSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Freebird ChickenFredericksburg — 1 federal enforcement record
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONNEW OXFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Aterian, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- K&L FEEDS INCSELINSGROVE, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Aterian, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →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..