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PERDUE FARMS INC.

MARTY ROSS FARM, 12764 WHITESVILLE ROAD, DELMAR, DE, 19940
Operated by Perdue Farms · 1 of 63 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
11
over 30 years
Violations
16
$23,550 in penalties
Penalties
$23,550
$1,472 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PERDUE FARMS INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $23,550 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 22 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.4 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
16
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$23,550
$1,472 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 11
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 11

55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $23,550 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$6,000Oct 1995Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$3,750Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIA11$2,800Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0037 C0211$2,500Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$2,200Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$1,750Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$1,750Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$1,500Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$1,300Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0111Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0311Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Oct 1995Oct 1995

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within DE. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
60th
peer median: $12,960
Inspection frequency
80th
peer median: 4

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Complaint
7
Referral
2

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 PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
22 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 22+ years. Most recent activity: 22 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 PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in DE — for Perdue Farms, 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 Perdue Farms 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
05-RC-016423Representation electionMar 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-RC-016256Representation electionAug 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

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 PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PERDUE FARMS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — PERDUE FARMS INC. (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$56.5M
Awards (all-time)
81

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2003-08-13Referral0$0
2002-08-13Referral0$0
2002-05-20Complaint0$0
2000-12-04Complaint11$2,800
2000-10-13Complaint11$2,250
1997-10-06Planned0$0
1997-10-06Planned0$0
1997-08-18Complaint2$0
1996-06-21Complaint2$0
1995-10-17Complaint88$15,000
1995-10-03Complaint22$3,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PERDUE FARMS INC. is one of 63 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Perdue Farms.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Perdue Farms across all 63 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in poultry processing within DE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Perdue Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PERDUE FARMS 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 Perdue Farms, which operates 63 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 PERDUE FARMS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PERDUE FARMS INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $23,550 in total penalties.
How does PERDUE FARMS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PERDUE FARMS INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.