Establishment profile
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.
15855 NC HWY 87 WEST, TAR HEEL, NC, 28392
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
424470 — Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $230,735 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 551 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. 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 (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
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $196,050 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 3 | 2 | $11,050 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $21,000 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $10,000 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03II | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 B03 | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E05 | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $11,200 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E06 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03I D | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J05 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04III | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within NC. Peer group: 551 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months 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. 1 statute · 4 violations · $19,063 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Dec 2016 | 1 | 4 | 4 | $19,063 | — |
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 · 4 violations · $19,063 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2014 – Dec 2016 | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | FMLA | 4 | 4 | $19,063 | — |
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 SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NC — for Smithfield 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 Smithfield Foods 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-300408 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2022 | Dec 2022 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-299337 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-202648 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2017 | Aug 2017 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-195387 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | Apr 2017 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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 SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-04-18 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-10-26 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $7,000 | |
| 2017-07-13 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-05-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
| 2016-09-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-09-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2016-08-31 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-02-01 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-09-23 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $9,310 | |
| 2015-09-11 | Referral | 1 | — | $14,000 | |
| 2014-06-23 | Unprogrammed Related | 23 | 11 | $53,300 | |
| 2014-06-17 | Referral | 25 | 17 | $133,125 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. is one of 220 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Smithfield Foods.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Smithfield Foods across all 220 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in meat and meat product merchant wholesalers within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- US FOODS, INC.CHARLOTTE — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISIONWILSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GOODNIGHT BROTHERS PRODUCE CO., INC.BOONE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOBE'S COUNTRY HAMS, INC.NORTH WILKESBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- BASS FARMS, INC.SPRING HOPE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NEESE COUNTRY SAUSAGE, INC.GOLDSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- JENKINS FOOD, INC.SHELBY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHULER MEATS INC.THOMASVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NEESE COUNTRY SAUSAGE, INCGREENSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SWIFT BEEF COMPANYLENOIR — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Smithfield Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SMITHFIELD FOODSCRETE, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT COMPANYSMITHFIELD, RI — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATEDCLINTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO.BARRINGTON, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATSSMITHFIELD, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYKINSTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISIONWILSON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO., INC.WARWICK, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYSUFFOLK, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD FOODSLINCOLN, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Smithfield Foods locationsParent rollup
- Meat and Meat Product Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Meat and Meat in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. 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 Smithfield Foods, which operates 220 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
- SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $230,735 in total penalties.
- How does SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP. operates in the meat and meat product merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.