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PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.

200 E. SHEPHERD, NASHVILLE, AR, 71852
Operated by Pilgrims Pride · 1 of 194 establishments
112340Poultry Hatcheries
EIN 751285071

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OSHA inspections
2
over 40 years
Violations
20
$2,650 in penalties
Penalties
$2,650
$133 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $2,650 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
20
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$2,650
$133 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 20 citations in this view · $2,650 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 I11$825Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$750Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$675Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$160Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$120Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$120Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 II11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0252 A01 III11Mar 1986Mar 1986
29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC11Mar 1986Mar 1986

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.

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
0.0
vs industry
−2.8
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
−2.6

Reported for 29 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
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.8
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
1
Complaint
1

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 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AR — for Pilgrims Pride, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

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 Pilgrims Pride 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-CA-109177Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Aug 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
26-CA-074257Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Apr 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
26-CA-023987Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
26-CA-022972Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP
1518 S 4TH STREET · NASHVILLE, AR, 71852
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$111.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Antitrust

First case: 2009-12-30. Most recent: 2021-02-23. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $107,023,972 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. · PPC
Feb 2021pleaAntitrustUSDOJ - Antitrust Division,USDOJ - Antitrust Division (Chicago)$107,023,972No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — JBS S/A (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$156.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$860.0M
Awards (all-time)
525

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
2003-03-11Complaint55$2,250
1986-03-19Planned154$400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. is one of 194 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pilgrims Pride.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pilgrims Pride across all 194 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in poultry hatcheries within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Pilgrims Pride, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. 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 Pilgrims Pride, which operates 194 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 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $2,650 in total penalties.
How does PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. operates in the poultry hatcheries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.8.