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PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION

928 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD., NACOGDOCHES, TX, 75961
Operated by Pilgrims Pride · 1 of 194 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 40 years
Violations
15
$50,000 in penalties
Penalties
$50,000
$3,333 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $50,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 201 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
15
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$50,000
$3,333 avg / violation
93% serious7% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $50,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 F01131$45,500Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 IV B11$4,500Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV11Oct 2017Oct 2017

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within TX. Peer group: 201 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $4,500
Inspection frequency
64th
peer median: 1

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
Accident
1

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) · Jun 2015 – Oct 2018

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 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
Oct 3, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jul 17, 2018Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Jul 19, 2016Struck by or caught in swinging door or gateFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
May 12, 2016Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 4, 2016Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetHip(s)Hospitalized
Jun 17, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(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
Aug 4, 2014Electrical,Hand ToolFatality11
Jul 2, 1986OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,SCREW CONVEYOR,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IAFatality11

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
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 855 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 20001850850
MSPA (migrant farmworker protection)Jul 200015

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 855 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 1998 – Jul 2000Poultry ProcessingFLSAMSPA8550

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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)

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

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
18

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.). 18 cases · 18 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-CA-303023Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Apr 2023ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-282412Unfair labor practiceSep 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-276366Unfair labor practiceApr 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-247056Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024634Unfair labor practiceNov 2005Jan 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-023270Unfair labor practiceDec 2003Apr 2004ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-022870Unfair labor practiceJun 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021982Unfair labor practiceJun 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021944Unfair labor practiceMay 2002Aug 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021838Unfair labor practiceApr 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021821Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021799Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021775Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021471Unfair labor practiceOct 2001Feb 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021339Unfair labor practiceAug 2001Nov 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021317Unfair labor practiceAug 2001Nov 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021178Unfair labor practiceJun 2001Sep 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-020791Unfair labor practiceNov 2000Mar 2004ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PILGRIMS PRIDE
FM RD 1275 S · NACOGDOCHES, TX, 75961
RCRANo Violation Identified00Feb 2003View →

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
Immigration

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)
$160.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$863.6M
Awards (all-time)
527

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
2017-06-01Planned1$0
2014-08-04Fatality/Catastrophe1414$50,000
1986-07-07Accident0$0

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.

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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 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $50,000 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 2 fatality investigations involving PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION.