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PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED

255 N. REHOBOTH BLVD., MILFORD, DE, 19963
Operated by Perdue Farms · 1 of 63 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
13
over 28 years
Violations
21
$170,546 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 7 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $170,546 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED 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, 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
13
0.5 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
21
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$170,546
$8,121 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 13
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 13

69% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within DE. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $12,960
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 4

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED. 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
1
Complaint
5
Referral
7

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) · Apr 2015 – Aug 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
4
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
Aug 7, 2024Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)Leg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 3, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationWrist(s)Hospitalized
Jun 1, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Apr 17, 2019Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercingNonclassifiableHospitalized
Oct 28, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 9, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningMultiple upper extremities locations, unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 3, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Apr 14, 2015Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation

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
Oct 28, 2017Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Crushed,Finger,Gear,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Sprocket1
Feb 9, 2017Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Amputation,Arm,Caught Between11

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
6 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months 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 INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED. 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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED. 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 INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-20Complaint63$52,194
2024-08-12Referral2$10,404
2024-01-09Referral44$57,039
2023-03-23Complaint0$0
2017-10-30Referral1$12,934
2017-02-15Referral11$12,675
2016-11-10Referral11$12,675
2015-12-15Referral0$0
2015-12-02Referral1$3,300
2012-05-04Complaint1$1,200
2011-06-28Complaint0$0
2009-03-17Complaint44$8,125
1997-10-06Planned0$0

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 INCORPORATED 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 INCORPORATED 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.

Frequently asked

What is PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $170,546 in total penalties.
How does PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.