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SMITHFIELD FOODS

2223 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, CRETE, NE, 68333
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 301010290

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OSHA inspections
16
over 10 years
Violations
4
$28,273 in penalties
Penalties
$28,273
$7,068 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SMITHFIELD FOODS has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $28,273 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th 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 FOODS 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

Inspections
16
1.6 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
4
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$28,273
$7,068 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 16
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 16

25% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

53rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within NE. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $4,712
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
5.5
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
6.1
vs industry
+2.1

Reported for 1,570 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
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.1
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
1
Complaint
1
Referral
8

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 – Jun 2025 · 12 in last 5 years

Reports
15
Hospitalizations
14
Amputations
4
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 30, 2025Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.Hand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 26, 2024Injured by object held or wielded by personArm(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 14, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Apr 26, 2024Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contactOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Apr 3, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts n.e.c.Hospitalized
Nov 22, 2023Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Sep 6, 2023Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
May 10, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Feb 2, 2023Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 4, 2022Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Jan 26, 2021Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedKnee(s)Hospitalized
Dec 31, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 24, 2020Kneeling, kneeling down-single episodeKnee(s)Hospitalized
Jun 19, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationHand(s), except finger(s)Hospitalized
Feb 19, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 12, 2020Collapse,Crushed,Falling Object,Forklift,Freezer Compartment,Industrial Truck,Material Handling,Pallet,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Storage Area,Storage Rack,Struck By,Underpinning,WarehouseFatality211
Nov 24, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
May 19, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$3,295
Employees affected
1

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 · 1 violation · $3,295 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2019111$3,295

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. 1 case · $3,295 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Dec 2017 – Dec 2019Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers$3,2951

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 SMITHFIELD FOODS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NE — for Smithfield Foods, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SMITHFIELD FOODS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITHFIELD FOODS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$96.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$884.6M
Awards (all-time)
504

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-11Referral0$0
2026-03-11Referral0$0
2024-09-04Unprogrammed Related1$7,543
2024-06-20Referral11$8,000
2024-06-04Unprogrammed Related0$0
2023-11-29Referral0$0
2023-09-14Referral0$0
2023-05-16Referral0$0
2023-05-16Programmed Related1$3,130
2023-02-10Referral0$0
2020-12-14Fatality/Catastrophe11$9,600
2020-12-07Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-06-19Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-06-19Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2016-08-03Complaint0$0
2016-03-01Referral0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SMITHFIELD FOODS 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHFIELD FOODS 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.

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 SMITHFIELD FOODS's OSHA violation history?
SMITHFIELD FOODS has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $28,272.5 in total penalties.
How does SMITHFIELD FOODS's safety record compare to its industry?
SMITHFIELD FOODS operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. SMITHFIELD FOODS's self-reported DART rate is 5.51 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has SMITHFIELD FOODS had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving SMITHFIELD FOODS.