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PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION

19740 US HWY 90, LIVE OAK, FL, 32064
Operated by Pilgrims Pride · 1 of 194 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
18
over 34 years
Violations
150
$754,175 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 12 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 150 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $754,175 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 42 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
18
0.5 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
150
4.4 / yr
Penalties
$754,175
$5,028 avg / violation
11% serious89% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 18
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 18

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 29 citations in this view · $754,175 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$7,000Aug 1998Sep 2003
5A000122$2,900Oct 1992Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA22$1,275Aug 1998Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$1,275Aug 1998Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$1,125Jan 1995Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$765Aug 1998Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0176 A21Aug 1998Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0024 F21Aug 1998Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0024 E22Jan 1995Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II11$381,500Aug 1998Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$342,500Aug 1998Aug 1998
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0111$4,350Apr 2013Apr 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$2,900Oct 1992Oct 1992
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III11$2,800Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I11$1,275Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0111$1,145Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811$1,125Jan 1995Jan 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$800Oct 1992Oct 1992
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$765Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0141 D0111$675Jan 1995Jan 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within FL. Peer group: 42 employers. This establishment has 150 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,865
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION. 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
11
Accident
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Mar 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet

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
Mar 11, 2019Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feetElbow(s) and arms(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 29, 2003LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET,DRIVE SHAFTFatality11
Jun 3, 1992EXPLOSION,BURN,FIRE,NATURAL GAS,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,COMMUNICATION,ARC WELDINGFatality611

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
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION. 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 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
1306 WEST HOWARD ST. · LIVE OAK, FL, 32064
AirTRINo Violation Identified10Jan 2025View →

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
2016-06-23Complaint0$0
2016-06-23Complaint0$0
2016-02-10Complaint0$0
2012-12-20Complaint1$4,350
2011-05-12Complaint0$0
2011-01-05Complaint11$2,800
2008-12-16Follow-up0$0
2008-06-04Complaint77$6,500
2004-10-05Follow-up0$0
2004-07-07Monitoring0$0
2003-03-31Accident11$7,000
1999-03-01Monitoring0$0
1998-02-10Complaint61$342,500
1998-02-06Complaint68$381,500
1997-10-20Planned0$0
1994-08-03Complaint64$2,250
1994-08-03Complaint21$675
1992-06-09Unprogrammed Related33$6,600

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 CORPORATION 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 150 violations and $754,175 in total penalties.
How does PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.
Has PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION.