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PERDUE FARMS INC.

2047 HWY 9 WEST, DILLON, SC, 29536
Operated by Perdue Farms · 1 of 63 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
35
over 33 years
Violations
28
$11,720 in penalties
Penalties
$11,720
$419 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 21 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PERDUE FARMS INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 35 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $11,720 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 80 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PERDUE FARMS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
35
1.1 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
28
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$11,720
$419 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 35
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 35

20% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 23 citations in this view · $11,720 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$2,760Nov 1992Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$520Nov 1992Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 I11$1,500Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$1,500Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,500Dec 1998Dec 1998
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111$850Aug 1997Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$750Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1001.2 A11$600Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q03 IV11$560Aug 1997Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II11$520Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$360Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$300Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 J0311Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 II11Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 VI11Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0111Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II11Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Dec 2004Dec 2004

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within SC. Peer group: 80 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $1,963
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 2

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
6
Complaint
3
Accident
4
Referral
3

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

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 27, 2000FRACTURE,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,ARM11
Oct 19, 1993SAFETY RELIEF VALVE,VENTILATION,AMMONIA,VENTING,WORK RULES,AIR CONTAMINATION,PRESSURE RELEASE111

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
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PERDUE FARMS 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 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
2009-09-17Planned11$300
2005-05-13Accident11$1,400
2005-01-20Referral0$0
2005-01-12Complaint0$0
2004-10-12Planned1511$5,160
2004-02-02Monitoring0$0
2004-01-06Complaint0$0
2003-11-13Monitoring0$0
2003-07-29Monitoring0$0
2003-04-10Monitoring0$0
2003-02-07Monitoring0$0
2002-10-17Monitoring0$0
2002-07-15Monitoring0$0
2002-05-08Monitoring0$0
2002-01-11Monitoring0$0
2001-11-21Monitoring0$0
2001-07-18Monitoring0$0
2001-04-11Monitoring0$0
2001-01-17Monitoring0$0
2000-12-12Accident0$0
2000-10-26Monitoring0$0
2000-07-13Monitoring0$0
2000-04-18Monitoring0$0
2000-01-18Planned0$0
1999-12-20Referral0$0
1999-11-08Monitoring0$0
1999-08-20Monitoring0$0
1999-05-11Planned0$0
1998-09-02Accident22$1,500
1997-08-04Complaint0$0
1997-06-18Referral43$1,410
1995-09-28Monitoring0$0
1993-10-20Accident11$520
1993-02-03Planned0$0
1992-10-26Planned42$1,430

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

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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 35 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $11,720 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.