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PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION

484 ZIMMERMAN ROAD, SANFORD, NC, 27330
Operated by Pilgrims Pride · 1 of 194 establishments
311615Poultry Processing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 13 years
Violations
16
$35,060 in penalties
Penalties
$35,060
$2,191 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $35,060 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.5 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
16
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$35,060
$2,191 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 7

71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $35,060 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$8,000Jul 2025Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0211$5,000Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$4,095May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1026 L02 IA11$2,975Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$2,975Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$2,750Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$2,100Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$1,785Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,785Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1026 H02 IV11$1,050Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11$975May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$975May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0411$595Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1026 I04 I11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0311Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1026 D0111Mar 2013Mar 2013

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

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within NC. Peer group: 197 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $2,380
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PILGRIMS 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

Complaint
3
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 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION. 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
May 1, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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. 1 statute · 66,500 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Mar 2024166,500

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 · 66,500 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2023 – Mar 2024Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant WholesalersFMLA66,5001

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 PILGRIMS 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 PILGRIMS 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 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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
2025-02-11Referral11$8,000
2021-10-08Referral1$5,000
2020-05-26Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-03-25Complaint3$6,045
2016-05-04Complaint0$0
2013-02-21Referral106$13,265
2012-11-21Complaint11$2,750

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PILGRIMS 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 PILGRIMS 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.

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Frequently asked

What is PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $35,060 in total penalties.
How does PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.
Has PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION.