Establishment profile
SIMMONS FOODS INC.
10700 S MO HWY 43, SOUTH WEST CITY, MO, 64863
Operated by SIMMONS FOODS · 1 of 11 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 750995574
Summary
SIMMONS FOODS INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $59,740 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 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, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within MO. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 32 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 33 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) · Dec 2019
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2019 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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. 3 statutes · 440 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Mar 2000 | 1 | 435 | — | — | — |
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | Mar 2000 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jun 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
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; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $0 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 – Jun 2021 | Meat Processed from Carcasses | — | 1 |
| Mar 1998 – Mar 2000 | Poultry Processing | — | 3 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
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)
Company-level in MO — for SIMMONS FOODS, 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 SIMMONS FOODS locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SIMMONS FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIMMONS FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-06 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $27,525 | |
| 2010-10-19 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $4,165 | |
| 2004-09-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-01-04 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $750 | |
| 1998-12-14 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-08-25 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $2,925 | |
| 1998-08-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-08-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-09-13 | Complaint | 8 | 7 | $15,450 | |
| 1994-06-30 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $8,925 |
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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry processing within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TYSON FOODS, INC.SEDALIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CONAGRA FROZEN FOODSMACON — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INCDEXTER — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS INC.MONETT — 3 federal enforcement records
- INTERNATIONAL DEHYDRATED FOODS, INC.MONETT — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARGILLCALIFORNIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODSNOEL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIMMONS FOODS, INC.PINEVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUTTERBALL LLCCARTHAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONAGRA FOODSCARTHAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by SIMMONS FOODS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SIMMONS FOODS, INCJAY, OK — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIMMONS FOODS, INC.SILOAM SPRINGS, AR — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIMMONS FOODSFAIRLAND, OK — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIMMONS FOODS, INC.PINEVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- Simmons Foods Inc.ANDERSON, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Simmons Foods, Inc.MILAN, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIMMONS FOODS, INCVAN BUREN, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All SIMMONS FOODS locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
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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.
Frequently asked
- What is SIMMONS FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SIMMONS FOODS INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $59,740.05 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 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.