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JBS SOUDERTON, INC.

249 ALLENTOWN ROAD, SOUDERTON, PA, 18964
311612Meat Processed from Carcasses
EIN 231284945

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OSHA inspections
9
over 9 years
Violations
6
$54,622 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

JBS SOUDERTON, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $54,622 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 161 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

JBS SOUDERTON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
1.0 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
6
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$54,622
$9,104 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 9
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 9

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 6 citations in this view · $54,622 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$15,750Mar 2019Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$15,625Sep 2023Sep 2023
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II11$9,472Nov 2019Nov 2019
29 CFR 1910.0145 C0311$8,275Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,500Nov 2016Nov 2016

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

63rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within PA. Peer group: 161 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
93rd
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
4.2
vs industry
+1.5
TRIR
6.8
vs industry
+3.1

Reported for 1,533 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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.8
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

Referral
7
Follow-up
1

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) · Sep 2016 – May 2025 · 6 in last 5 years

Reports
10
Hospitalizations
9
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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
May 12, 2025Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationThumb(s)Hospitalized
Sep 26, 2023Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 3, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Dec 17, 2022Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 29, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningForearm(s)Hospitalized
Jan 21, 2021Gored or rammed by animalThigh(s)Hospitalized
Nov 4, 2019Struck by animal, unspecifiedThigh(s)Hospitalized
Nov 12, 2018Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Oct 11, 2016Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 23, 2016Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(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
Jun 13, 2019Deboning,Knife,Laceration,Neck,Struck By,ThroatFatality11
Nov 12, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught In,Chain,Fingertip,Sprocket11

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
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. 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 JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
5027
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 JBS SOUDERTON, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$-10000
Obligated (all-time)
$129K
Awards
13
Top agency
Department of Defense
$129K
Company-wide — JBS S/A (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$156.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$860.0M
Awards (all-time)
525

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$129K
Department of Veterans Affairs$398.41
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    200612!600582!9700!HDEC05!DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY !HDEC0506P0078 !A!N! !N! ! !20060519!20060501!064350234!064350234!043205053!N!MOYER PACKING COMPANY !249 ALLENTOWN RD !SOUDERTON !PA!18964!71856!091!42!SOUDERTON !MONTGOMERY !PENN !+000000018330!N!N!000000000000!S205!TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION SRVCS-INCL PORT SAN SVCS !S1 !SERVICES !000 !NOT DISCERNABLE !311613!E! !9! ! ! ! ! !99990909!C! ! !A! !A!N!J!2!002! ! !C!N!Z! ! !Y!C!N! ! ! !A!C!A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !
    contract · Last action 2011-05-31
    $53,369
  • Department of Defense
    FATS&BONES REMOVAL, BOLLING, CARLISLE BARRACKS, FT. MEADE&MCGUIRE
    contract · Last action 2016-09-23
    $29,350
  • Department of Defense
    FATS & BONES REMOVAL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2014-04-18
    $20,138
  • Department of Defense
    FATS&BONES REMOVAL
    contract · Last action 2020-09-23
    $11,400
  • Department of Defense
    GREASE PICK-UP
    contract · Last action 2012-04-10
    $8,485
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF MCGUIRE AFB, NJ, COMMISSARY FATS, BONES, USED CHICKEN OIL, AND KITCHEN GREASE REMOVAL/DISPOSAL
    contract · Last action 2022-01-03
    $6,250
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    REMOVAL OF FAT AND KITCHEN GREASE
    contract · Last action 2008-05-20
    $68
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    REMOVAL OF KITCHEN FAT/GREASE
    contract · Last action 2008-03-24
    $68
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    KITCHEN GREASE SERVICE PICKUP
    contract · Last action 2008-01-16
    $68
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    KITCHEN GREASE
    contract · Last action 2007-12-03
    $68
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    REMOVAL OF FAT BONE, AND OR KITCHEN GREASE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-29
    $68
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (KITCHEN GREASE) SERVICE DA
    contract · Last action 2008-01-07
    $31
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GREASE DISPOSAL INV. #757873
    contract · Last action 2008-04-07
    $30

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311613 - RENDERING AND MEAT BYPRODUCT PROCESSING. Last action: 2022-01-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-05-21Referral0$0
2025-01-14Referral1$8,275
2023-10-03Referral11$6,468
2023-04-14Referral11$15,625
2019-06-13Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2019-06-03Referral1$9,472
2018-11-15Referral11$9,282
2018-11-15Follow-up0$0
2016-10-26Referral11$5,500

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JBS SOUDERTON, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is JBS SOUDERTON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
JBS SOUDERTON, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $54,622 in total penalties.
How does JBS SOUDERTON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
JBS SOUDERTON, INC. operates in the meat processed from carcasses industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. JBS SOUDERTON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.17 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
Has JBS SOUDERTON, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving JBS SOUDERTON, INC..