Establishment profile
SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
4039 RIVER RIDGE RD., SUMMIT, MS, 39666
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
Summary
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 28 years of recorded history.
The most recent federal 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
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
Peer comparison
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within MS. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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
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- 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) · Feb 2016 – Apr 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SANDERSON FARMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-109264 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Nov 2016 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-103890 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2013 | Nov 2016 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-092874 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2012 | Sep 2013 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-089244 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2012 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-086045 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Feb 2013 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-086044 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-086042 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-071119 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2012 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-071104 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-071103 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-066842 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Dec 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-066574 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-063587 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2011 | Sep 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-062266 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019418 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2010 | Sep 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-RD-000922 | Representation election | Nov 2009 | Dec 2009 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019318 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019317 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019106 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2009 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019105 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2009 | Aug 2009 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 03-CA-027257 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2009 | Oct 2009 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 15-CA-019022 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Jun 2009 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-016330 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2001 | Jul 2002 | Closed | Region 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 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SANDERSON FARMS INC 4039 RIVER RIDGE ROAD · SUMMIT, MS, 39666 | WaterTRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Jan 2022 | View → |
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-16 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-10-16 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-02-25 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-08-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-06-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $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
Other employers in poultry processing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCLAUREL — 4 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.CANTON — 4 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.COLLINS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN HENSMOSELLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.LAUREL — 3 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI LLCMORTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.SEBASTOPOL — 3 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLCFOREST — 2 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODSSEBASTOPOL — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODSMORTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.HAZLEHURST, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCLAUREL, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCDECATUR, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCDOTHAN, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.LAUREL, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.BRYAN, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.COLLINS, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.WACO, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.HAMMOND, LA — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCALBERTVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Wayne Sanderson Farms locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SANDERSON FARMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does SANDERSON FARMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.