Establishment profile
PECO FOODS, INC.
4114 HIGHWAY 67 S, POCAHONTAS, AR, 72455
Operated by Peco Foods Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 630574021
Summary
PECO FOODS, INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $150,194 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th 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
PECO FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $150,194 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $95,386 | Sep 2022 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Apr 2018 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2018 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 III | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B08 | 1 | 1 | $13,052 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0030 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3116 within AR. Peer group: 85 employers. This establishment has 12 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 26 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) · Dec 2017 – Jan 2025 · 4 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2025 | Exposure through intact tissue | Multiple body parts n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| May 17, 2022 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Lumbar region | Hospitalized | |
| May 13, 2022 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Dec 17, 2017 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Face, unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2022 | Asphyxiated,Falling Object,Forklift,Ind Trk Operator,Inspecting,Jack,PinnedFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Dec 17, 2017 | Burn,Chemical,Corrosive,Hot Water,Lockout/Tagout,PPE,Pipe | 2 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2017 – Apr 2018 | All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 PECO 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 PECO 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 PECO 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PECO FOODS, INC. 4114 HIGHWAY 67 SOUTH · POCAHONTAS, AR, 72455 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 2 | 0 | — | Apr 2024 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PECO FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-02-13 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $16,131 | |
| 2022-11-14 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $31,250 | |
| 2022-05-18 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $13,052 | |
| 2022-05-16 | Referral | 3 | — | $79,761 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Referral | 4 | — | $10,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PECO FOODS, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Peco Foods Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Peco Foods Inc across all 2 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:
- PETIT JEAN POULTRYARKADELPHIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIMS PRIDEBATESVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- GEORGE'S PROCESSING INC.SPRINGDALE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.WALDRON — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONDE QUEEN — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.PINE BLUFF — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.NASHVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.SPRINGDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.ROGERS — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDARDANELLE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Peco Foods Inc locationsParent rollup
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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 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 Peco Foods Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PECO FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PECO FOODS, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $150,194 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 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
- Has PECO FOODS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PECO FOODS, INC..