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JBS USA, LLC

800 NORTH 8TH AVE., GREELEY, CO, 80631
Operated by JBS USA Holdings · 1 of 24 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
5
over 15 years
Violations
22
$107,225 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 11 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

JBS USA, LLC has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $107,225 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

JBS USA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
22
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$107,225
$4,874 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

80% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $107,225 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 II11$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$7,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0611$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.1026 L0111$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0211$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0029 A0411$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$5,667May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1904.0010 A11$5,664May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0030 A0311$4,250Jan 2011Jan 2011
5A000111$2,975Aug 2012Aug 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 J0211May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 II11May 2013May 2013

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within CO. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $7,375
Inspection frequency
75th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for JBS USA, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
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
1
Complaint
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
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 JBS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 JBS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for JBS USA Holdings, not this location alone

Total cases
4
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 JBS USA Holdings 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.). 4 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-CA-258752Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Apr 2020ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-172521Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-UD-000114UDOct 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-021074Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Jul 2009ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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 JBS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JBS USA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

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.

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
2012-12-04Planned126$64,668
2012-12-04Referral82$35,332
2012-02-16Complaint11$2,975
2010-10-07Complaint11$4,250
2010-10-07Follow-up0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

JBS USA, LLC is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization JBS USA Holdings.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of JBS USA Holdings across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by JBS USA Holdings, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JBS USA, LLC 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 JBS USA Holdings, which operates 24 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 JBS USA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
JBS USA, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $107,225 in total penalties.
How does JBS USA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
JBS USA, LLC operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.