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NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD

4501 SOUTH 36TH STREET, OMAHA, NE, 68107
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
24
over 27 years
Violations
107
$640,133 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
3 hospitalizations · 7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD has accumulated 107 OSHA violations across 24 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $640,133 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
24
0.9 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
107
4.0 / yr
Penalties
$640,133
$5,983 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · referral
11 of 24
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 24

67% 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 · 38 citations in this view · $414,033 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I33$20,614Feb 2013Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$12,990Aug 2004Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III33$11,478Mar 1999Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$25,225Mar 2004Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 II22$14,647Dec 2023Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$12,031Apr 2003Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV D22$9,822Dec 2023Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 II22$9,700Apr 2003Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I22$8,625Apr 2003Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$8,372Dec 2023Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$7,750Mar 1999Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I22$7,688Mar 1999Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 I22$6,750Mar 1999Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I22$6,750Mar 1999Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222Dec 2023Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I A11$117,194Dec 2023Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$95,000Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$16,550Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$11,719Dec 2023Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0028 C0311$11,130Apr 2024Apr 2024

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within NE. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 107 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,712
Inspection frequency
99th
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
6.1
vs industry
+3.3
TRIR
11.0
vs industry
+7.0

Reported for 994 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
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.0
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
7
Complaint
5
Referral
11
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) · Dec 2016 – Mar 2025 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
6
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment

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
Mar 25, 2025Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationToes(s), toenail(s)Amputation
Nov 19, 2024Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) intersecting, turningMultiple trunk locationsHospitalized
Aug 22, 2024Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecifiedLeg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 20, 2023Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Jul 26, 2023Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 20, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Sep 6, 2019Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 19, 2016Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(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 19, 2016Amputation,Blade,Meat Slicing Machine,Saw11
Nov 17, 2011BURN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,CHEMICAL BURN,BLADE,HAND2
Dec 12, 2008AMPUTATED,PINNED,CAUGHT BY,STRUCK BY,NIP POINT,LEG11
Mar 19, 2003PLATFORM,FRACTURE,CLEANING,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,CONVEYOR,LEG11

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 year ago

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

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2022Meat Processed from Carcasses1

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 NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NE — for NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
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 NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
17-CA-021589Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-021542Unfair labor practiceFeb 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NEBRASKA BEEF
4501 S 36TH ST · OMAHA, NE, 68107
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified10Sep 2023View →

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
721485
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$200K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Food

First case: 2022-12-12. Most recent: 2022-12-12. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $200,125 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Nebraska Beef, Ltd.
Nebraska Beef, Ltd.
Dec 2022pleaFoodNebraska$200,125No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-26Referral11$10,403
2024-11-19Referral11$16,550
2024-08-29Referral0$0
2023-10-30Referral1614$200,000
2023-08-01Referral1911$205,927
2022-12-06Programmed Related0$0
2018-09-18Referral0$0
2016-12-27Referral1$3,000
2013-08-22Follow-up0$0
2013-04-17Planned0$0
2012-12-03Referral0$0
2012-11-20Planned76$40,795
2011-12-09Planned0$0
2011-01-25Planned42$18,960
2008-12-12Referral11$7,000
2006-02-01Complaint1$2,677
2006-01-24Complaint43$19,500
2004-03-16Complaint1211$64,000
2004-03-16Complaint77$27,725
2003-03-21Referral11$2,250
2003-03-20Referral64$9,356
1999-01-20Complaint0$0
1998-12-01Planned96$4,500
1998-12-01Planned1715$7,491

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 NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD 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 NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD's OSHA violation history?
NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD has 24 OSHA inspections on record with 107 violations and $640,133.25 in total penalties.
How does NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD's safety record compare to its industry?
NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD's self-reported DART rate is 6.11 compared to an industry average of 2.8.