Establishment profile
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION
2000 SHILOH DR., BRYAN, TX, 77803
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 640652591
Summary
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $24,587 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 200 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $24,587 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E02 | 1 | 1 | $5,345 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $828 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $414 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 A03 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within TX. Peer group: 200 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 1,641 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
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) · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Knee(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person | Thigh(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2005 | ELECTRIC MOTOR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,ELECTRIC PUMP,LOCKOUT,HEAT EXCHANGER,ELECTRIC CONDUCTORFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. 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 SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-24 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Referral | 1 | — | $5,345 | |
| 2010-11-04 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 2009-11-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-26 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $12,000 | |
| 2004-12-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-01-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-11-28 | Planned | 1 | — | $414 | |
| 2000-11-28 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $1,828 | |
| 1998-02-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-08-27 | Complaint | 1 | — | $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. PROCESSING DIVISION 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 TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BRAKEBUSH IRVING, INC.IRVING — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONNACOGDOCHES — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.WACO — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.BRYAN — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATSAMARILLO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.FRANKLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.SEGUIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDENACOGDOCHES — 2 federal enforcement records
- Pilgrim's PrideDallas — 2 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, LLCTYLER — 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 TXState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION 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. PROCESSING DIVISION's OSHA violation history?
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $24,587 in total penalties.
- How does SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION's safety record compare to its industry?
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION's self-reported DART rate is 0.1 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
- Has SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SANDERSON FARMS, INC. PROCESSING DIVISION.