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SANDERSON FARMS INC.

19148 HIGHWAY 51, HAZLEHURST, MS, 39083
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
112340Poultry Hatcheries

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OSHA inspections
20
over 49 years
Violations
6
$2,150 in penalties
Penalties
$2,150
$358 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SANDERSON FARMS INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $2,150 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SANDERSON FARMS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
20
0.4 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
6
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$2,150
$358 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 20
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 20

15% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $2,150 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$800Apr 1997Apr 1997
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$500Apr 1997Apr 1997
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$300Jul 1983Jul 1983
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11$300Jul 1983Jul 1983
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$250Apr 1997Apr 1997
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111Feb 1977Feb 1977

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 1123 within MS. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
60th
peer median: $1,680
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SANDERSON FARMS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
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
6
Complaint
10
Follow-up
3

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 2017 – Aug 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
2
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 18, 2021Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedNonclassifiableAmputation
Aug 13, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 25, 2018Slip or trip without fall, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 22, 2017Fall on same level due to slippingFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 16, 2017Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,699
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 · 1 violation · $1,699 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Mar 2012111$1,699

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 · 1 violations · $1,699 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2010 – Mar 2012Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken ProductionFMLA11$1,699

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 SANDERSON FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Wayne Sanderson Farms, not this location alone

Total cases
23
Unfair labor practice
22
Representation (union)
1

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 Wayne Sanderson Farms 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.). 23 cases · 22 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-CA-109264Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Nov 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-103890Unfair labor practiceApr 2013Nov 2016ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-092874Unfair labor practiceNov 2012Sep 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-089244Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-086045Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Feb 2013ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-086044Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-086042Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-071119Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-071104Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-071103Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-066842Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-066574Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-063587Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-062266Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019418Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Sep 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-RD-000922Representation electionNov 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019318Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019317Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019106Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2012ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-019105Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
03-CA-027257Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
15-CA-019022Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-016330Unfair labor practiceOct 2001Jul 2002ClosedRegion 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 SANDERSON FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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
SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
28163 HWY 28 EAST · HAZLEHURST, MS, 39083
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 2
10Mar 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

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SANDERSON FARMS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2M
Awards (all-time)
6

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
2018-08-21Monitoring0$0
2013-06-05Planned0$0
2013-04-11Planned0$0
2012-10-24Complaint0$0
2012-03-19Complaint0$0
2011-03-09Complaint0$0
2011-03-02Complaint0$0
2011-01-31Planned0$0
2011-01-04Complaint0$0
2010-05-03Complaint0$0
2010-01-21Complaint0$0
2005-06-15Complaint0$0
2002-11-26Complaint0$0
1997-03-20Complaint32$1,550
1983-07-14Planned2$600
1977-10-27Follow-up0$0
1977-07-06Follow-up0$0
1977-05-12Follow-up0$0
1977-02-02Planned1$0
1976-11-02Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SANDERSON FARMS INC. is one of 91 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wayne Sanderson Farms.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wayne Sanderson Farms across all 91 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SANDERSON FARMS INC. 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 Wayne Sanderson Farms, which operates 91 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 SANDERSON FARMS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SANDERSON FARMS INC. has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $2,150 in total penalties.
How does SANDERSON FARMS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SANDERSON FARMS INC. operates in the poultry hatcheries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4.