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SIMMONS FOODS, INC.

1001 E. MAIN ST., SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, 72761
Operated by SIMMONS FOODS · 1 of 11 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 750995574

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OSHA inspections
15
over 32 years
Violations
30
$52,831 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 7 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SIMMONS FOODS, INC. has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $52,831 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SIMMONS FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.5 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
30
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$52,831
$1,761 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 15
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 15

47% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $52,831 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A33$2,550Apr 1994Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$2,434Apr 1994May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$8,000Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II11$8,000Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0511$4,200May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$4,200May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$4,200Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,200Jul 2013Jul 2013
5A000111$2,750Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$2,550May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$2,168May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II11$1,925Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11$1,301May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 IIA11$1,125Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211$1,100Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$675Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$510May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$510May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$434May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0305 B03 II11May 2016May 2016

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within AR. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $5,625
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
11.0
vs industry
+9.6
TRIR
14.6
vs industry
+12.2

Reported for 20 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
4
Complaint
5
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Apr 2018 – Oct 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 2, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Apr 4, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)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
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 · 208 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMar 20011202
MSPA (migrant farmworker protection)Mar 200116

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 · 208 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 1998 – Mar 2001Poultry ProcessingFLSAMSPA2080

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 SIMMONS FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SIMMONS FOODS, INC.. 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 SIMMONS FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$960

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 · $960 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SIMMONS FOODS
316 N. GUNTER ST. · SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, 72761
AirWaterNo Violation Identified11$960Apr 2022View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
127523
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$15.5M
Awards
24
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$15.5M
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    BROILER RFP
    contract · Last action 2009-01-29
    $4,537,924
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-08-26
    $1,492,502
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-07-15
    $1,420,340
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-16
    $1,367,064
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-29
    $1,134,086
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN FAJITAS
    contract · Last action 2010-11-10
    $775,776
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN FAJITA STRIPS
    contract · Last action 2009-12-16
    $718,247
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-10-15
    $717,142
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY RFP1 CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-02-24
    $511,150
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN FAJITA STRIPS
    contract · Last action 2010-02-12
    $444,935
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-08-12
    $411,905
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-10
    $324,702
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-11-24
    $291,002
  • Department of Agriculture
    CHICKEN PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-11-10
    $278,222
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-07-29
    $258,697
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-10
    $217,199
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY - CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-10-19
    $197,165
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY - CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-11-03
    $132,980
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-13
    $71,627
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-11
    $71,627
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-07-27
    $56,421
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-09
    $38,414
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-02
    $28,811
  • Department of Agriculture
    BONUS BUY-CHICKEN LEG QTRS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-12
    $28,011

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311615 - POULTRY PROCESSING. Last action: 2010-11-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-12-06Follow-up2$16,000
2016-02-08Planned117$16,306
2014-10-28Monitoring0$0
2013-09-04Fatality/Catastrophe11$4,200
2013-05-22Planned11$4,200
2000-01-11Complaint0$0
1999-02-17Planned21$2,125
1999-02-09Planned42$2,575
1996-11-19Complaint0$0
1996-08-20Follow-up0$0
1995-03-30Referral0$0
1995-02-07Monitoring0$0
1994-11-02Complaint0$0
1994-06-28Complaint0$0
1994-01-25Complaint94$7,425

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SIMMONS FOODS, INC. is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SIMMONS FOODS.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SIMMONS FOODS across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIMMONS FOODS, 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 SIMMONS FOODS, which operates 11 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 SIMMONS FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SIMMONS FOODS, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $52,831.2 in total penalties.
How does SIMMONS FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SIMMONS FOODS, INC. operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. SIMMONS FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.96 compared to an industry average of 1.4.