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OMEGA PROTEIN, INC.

5735 ELDER FERRY ROAD, MOSS POINT, MS, 39562
Operated by Omega Protein · 1 of 3 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 14 years
Violations
26
$50,000 in penalties
Penalties
$50,000
$1,923 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history, with $50,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
26
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$50,000
$1,923 avg / violation
85% serious15% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 22 citations in this view · $50,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0221$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0121$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$4,662Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$4,662Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 IID11$4,662Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,662Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$3,380Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211$2,664Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$2,664Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$2,664Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0911$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0111$1,998Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Sep 2012Sep 2012

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 3117 within MS. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $10,268
Inspection frequency
0th
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

Accident
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 OMEGA PROTEIN, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 9, 2012LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,CONVEYOR,UNTRAINEDFatality11

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
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Omega Protein, 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 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, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

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
2012-04-10Accident2622$50,000

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, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Omega Protein.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Omega Protein across all 3 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, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Omega Protein, which operates 3 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, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 26 violations and $50,000 in total penalties.
Has OMEGA PROTEIN, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving OMEGA PROTEIN, INC..