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PECO FOODS, INC.

3701 REESE PHIFER AVENUE, TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35401
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
17
over 53 years
Violations
71
$79,994 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
7 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PECO FOODS, INC. has accumulated 71 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $79,994 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 95 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.3 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
71
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$79,994
$1,127 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 17
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 17

76% 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 · 31 citations in this view · $64,718 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000132$4,700Oct 1980Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$2,285Aug 1973Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0333Oct 1980Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$3,675Jan 1994Apr 1998
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$625Jan 1994Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$245Nov 1983Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0222Oct 1980Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0309 A21Aug 1973Aug 1973
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,948Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II11$9,948Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II11$5,497Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 IV11$5,000Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q03 IV11$4,500Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111$4,500Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0611$2,500Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$2,295Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 C0111$2,250Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0095 G07 I11$2,250Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III11$2,250Jan 1994Jan 1994
29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 III11$2,250Jan 1994Jan 1994

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within AL. Peer group: 95 employers. This establishment has 71 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $8,324
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.3
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
2.3
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 542 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.3
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
8
Complaint
1
Accident
2
Referral
5

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) · Feb 2015 – Mar 2025 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 24, 2025Struck by object dropped by personOther finger(s) n.e.c.Hospitalized
Apr 17, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
May 31, 2019Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentForearm(s)Hospitalized
Oct 8, 2016Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured workerFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Feb 4, 2015Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerEye(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 17, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Chain,Finger,Fingertip,Maintenance,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pulled In,Sprocket1

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 PECO FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for PECO FOODS, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 PECO FOODS, 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-364735Unfair labor practiceMay 2025OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.01x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.

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
PECO FOODS INC
3701 KAULOOSA AVE. · TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35401
WaterRCRATRIUnknown50Jan 2025View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7.5M
Awards
15
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$7.5M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311615 - POULTRY PROCESSING. Last action: 2015-12-17. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-04-26Referral5$20,362
2017-02-08Planned0$0
2016-09-13Referral1$5,497
2015-07-27Referral0$0
2013-08-28Referral1$5,000
2013-08-15Planned1$2,295
1998-04-08Planned2$0
1998-04-08Planned33$5,250
1993-10-27Referral1918$39,975
1989-09-28Complaint42$490
1984-01-30Accident5$0
1983-10-13Planned33$245
1980-08-13Accident61$200
1977-05-24Follow-up0$0
1977-03-28Planned92$560
1975-02-18Planned0$0
1973-08-16Planned12$120

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 PECO 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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Frequently asked

What is PECO FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PECO FOODS, INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 71 violations and $79,993.5 in total penalties.
How does PECO FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PECO FOODS, INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. PECO FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.31 compared to an industry average of 1.4.