Establishment profile
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
3883 S SOTO ST, VERNON, CA, 90058
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Summary
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $75,945 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 623 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $75,945 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3203(A)(4) | 2 | 2 | $600 | Mar 2015 | May 2019 |
| 3203(A) | 1 | 1 | $24,300 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 3314(G) | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 3650(T)(11) | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 4070(A) | 1 | 1 | $5,850 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 3999(B) | 1 | 1 | $5,735 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 342(A) | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 3203(A)(7) | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 3203(A)(5) | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 4650(E) | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 5162(C) | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 3314(C) | 1 | 1 | $1,060 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0005 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 3203(A)(8) | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0040 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3119 within CA. Peer group: 623 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 119 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2022 | Food processing,Loss of consciousness,Lost consciousness,Medical Condition,Preexisting Condition,Unconsciousness,Underlying Medical Condition,UnresponsiveFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Arm,Catch Point,Caught By,Conveyor,Crushed,Deboning,Drum,Falling Object,Food processing,Forearm,Guard,Hand,Hand Tool,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Meat Processing,Pulled In,Sprocket,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Hand,Laceration,Pinched,Rotating Parts | 1 | — | — | |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Infectious DiseaseFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Caught In,Cleaning,Finger,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Meat Processing,Pulley,Rotating Parts | 1 | — | — | |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Amputation,Laceration | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITHFIELD 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 SMITHFIELD 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 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITHFIELD 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 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-23 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-01-18 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $5,735 | |
| 2021-10-21 | Accident | 2 | — | $1,060 | |
| 2020-12-31 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-09-10 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-05-27 | Referral | 8 | 1 | $34,700 | |
| 2019-04-11 | Accident | 3 | 2 | $24,450 | |
| 2019-03-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-06-22 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-12-04 | Accident | 2 | — | $10,000 |
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 INC 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.
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- HELADOS LA TAPATIA, INC.FRESNO — 2 federal enforcement records
- IMPERFECT FOODS, INC.SAN FRANCISCO — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOZY SHACK ENTERPRISES INC.TURLOCK — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Smithfield Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.TAR HEEL, NC — 3 federal enforcement records
- 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 FRESH MEATSSMITHFIELD, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYKINSTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO.BARRINGTON, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISIONWILSON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANYSUFFOLK, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMITHFIELD PEAT CO., INC.WARWICK, RI — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Smithfield Foods locationsParent rollup
- All Other Miscellaneous Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHFIELD 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 Smithfield Foods, which operates 220 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SMITHFIELD FOODS INC's OSHA violation history?
- SMITHFIELD FOODS INC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $75,945 in total penalties.
- How does SMITHFIELD FOODS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SMITHFIELD FOODS INC operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. SMITHFIELD FOODS INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.38 compared to an industry average of 2.
- Has SMITHFIELD FOODS INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving SMITHFIELD FOODS INC.