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OMEGA PROTEIN

5735 ELDER FERRY ROAD, MOSS POINT, MS, 39563
Operated by Omega Protein Inc · 1 of 2 establishments

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OSHA inspections
4
over 12 years
Violations
18
$87,241 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
1 hospitalizations · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

OMEGA PROTEIN has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $87,241 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
18
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$87,241
$4,847 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $87,241 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0111$17,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 XIII D11$17,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$17,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VI C11$5,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$4,500Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$3,600Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0252 B01 II11$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$2,040Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 III11$1,301Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1917.0042 B0411Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0252 A03 I11Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Jan 2015Jan 2015

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3117 within MS. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $10,268
Inspection frequency
85th
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
1.7
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 69 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
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

Complaint
2
Referral
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) · Aug 2016 – Jun 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Jun 1, 2021Struck by discharged object or substanceMultiple face locationsHospitalized
Aug 27, 2019Contact with hot objects or substancesNonclassifiableHospitalized
Jan 26, 2017Ignition of clothing from controlled heat sourceMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Sep 7, 2016Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 29, 2016Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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
Aug 27, 2019Burn,Food Preparation,Hot Water,Opened,Pipe,Sprayed,Valve11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 OMEGA PROTEIN. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OMEGA PROTEIN. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Omega Protein Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
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 Omega Protein Inc 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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-RC-146913Representation electionFeb 2015Mar 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-RC-008867Representation electionJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 OMEGA PROTEIN. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OMEGA PROTEIN. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
OMEGA PROTEIN INC
5650 ELDER FERRY ROAD · MOSS POINT, MS, 39563
Water00Sep 2013View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$5.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2013-06-14. Most recent: 2017-01-27. 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. 2 cases · 2 plea/conviction · $5,500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Omega Protein Inc
Omega Protein, Inc. · OME
Jan 2017pleaEnvironmentalLouisiana - WesternNo
USA v. Omega Protein, Inc.
Omega Protein, Inc. · OME
Jun 2013pleaEnvironmentalVirginia - Eastern$5,500,000No

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
2019-09-04Referral0$0
2014-07-28Unprogrammed Related1612$83,900
2014-01-30Complaint0$0
2014-01-15Complaint22$3,341

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OMEGA PROTEIN is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Omega Protein Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Omega Protein Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OMEGA PROTEIN 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 Omega Protein Inc, which operates 2 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 OMEGA PROTEIN's OSHA violation history?
OMEGA PROTEIN has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $87,240.8 in total penalties.