Establishment profile
GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH
2175 ELMHURST LANE, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23701
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
Summary
GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $6,825 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46,293 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 22 citations in this view · $6,825 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 IIIC | 2 | 1 | $675 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 1 | $600 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | $900 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $900 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIO | 1 | 1 | $850 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | $850 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q09 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1996 | Oct 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $675 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IIC | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2000 | Aug 2000 |
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. Peer group: 46,293 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. 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 GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-01-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-08-08 | Planned | 17 | 9 | $3,825 | |
| 1997-03-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-09-24 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $3,000 | |
| 1995-03-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH is one of 220 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Smithfield Foods.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Smithfield Foods across all 220 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Smithfield Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.TAR HEEL, NC — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD FOODSCRETE, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT COMPANYSMITHFIELD, RI — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATEDCLINTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATSSMITHFIELD, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYKINSTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO.BARRINGTON, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISIONWILSON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYSUFFOLK, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO., INC.WARWICK, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Smithfield Foods locationsParent rollup
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH 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 Smithfield Foods, which operates 220 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH's OSHA violation history?
- GWALTNEY OF PORTSMOUTH has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $6,825 in total penalties.