Establishment profile
OK FOODS INC
4201 REED LANE, FORT SMITH, AR, 72904
Operated by OK Corporate Office
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 710309661
Summary
OK FOODS INC has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $146,788 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 days ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OK FOODS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 23 citations in this view · $142,655 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 N | 2 | 2 | $15,446 | Oct 2017 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II | 2 | 2 | $15,446 | Oct 2017 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 2 | 2 | $11,021 | Feb 1993 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 III | 1 | 1 | $9,446 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 III | 1 | 1 | $9,446 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $9,446 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $6,747 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $6,747 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $6,376 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D04 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $5,210 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I B | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
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 AR. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 106 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) · Jun 2015 – Dec 2021 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| May 6, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Injured by physical contact during horseplay | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Struck against object or equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2021 | Arm,Backing Up,Broken,Broken Bone,Distracted,Distracted driving,Driver,Food processing,Fracture,Laborer,Laceration,Manufacturing,Pinned,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Struck By,Trailer,Truck,Unsafe Position,Wheel,Winch,Yard,Yard Truck,Yarder,Yarding | 1 | 1 | — | |
| May 6, 2019 | Arm,Caught In,Conveyor,Food processing,Fracture,Protective Clothing,Rotating Shaft | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Fence,Fingertip,Ladder,Maintenance | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 29 days ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OK FOODS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OK FOODS 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 OK FOODS 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 OK FOODS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OK FOODS, INC. NORTH 6TH & REED LANE · FORT SMITH, AR, 72904 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 7 | 0 | — | Mar 2026 | View → |
OK FOODS INC 4201 REED LN · FORT SMITH, AR, 72904 | WaterTRI | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Jul 2022 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-05-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-09-30 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-03-05 | Referral | 12 | 10 | $71,002 | |
| 2020-02-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,376 | |
| 2019-03-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,210 | |
| 2017-04-21 | Complaint | 11 | 11 | $55,500 | |
| 2014-11-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-02-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-03-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-12-09 | Complaint | 11 | 6 | $8,100 | |
| 1989-08-08 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OK FOODS INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization OK Corporate Office.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of OK Corporate Office across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry processing within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TYSON FOODS, INC.WALDRON — 3 federal enforcement records
- GEORGE'S PROCESSING, INC.SPRINGDALE — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIMS PRIDEBATESVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.PINE BLUFF — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONDE QUEEN — 3 federal enforcement records
- PETIT JEAN POULTRYARKADELPHIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.POCAHONTAS — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.SPRINGDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- GEORGE'S, INC.SPRINGDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All OK Corporate Office locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OK FOODS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OK FOODS INC's OSHA violation history?
- OK FOODS INC has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $146,787.5 in total penalties.
- How does OK FOODS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- OK FOODS INC operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. OK FOODS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.86 compared to an industry average of 1.4.