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SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION

1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57103
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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OSHA inspections
10
over 6 years
Violations
7
$51,635 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $51,635 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION 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

Inspections
10
1.7 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
7
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$51,635
$7,376 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 10

60% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $51,635 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0222$9,931Jan 2024Jul 2025
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$13,494Sep 2020Sep 2020
5A000111$10,486Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$9,105Feb 2025Feb 2025
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$8,619Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II I11Mar 2024Mar 2024

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

79th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within SD. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $469
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Referral
7

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 2021 – Feb 2025

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
5
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing

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
Feb 27, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Feb 21, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Feb 5, 2025Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecifiedAnkle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.Hospitalized
Dec 5, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jan 15, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Nov 8, 2023Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwayPelvisHospitalized
Sep 30, 2023Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 18, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(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
5 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months 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 PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. 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 PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. 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 PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION. 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
2026-01-21Referral0$0
2025-03-03Referral11$9,931
2025-02-24Referral0$0
2024-12-09Referral0$0
2024-09-17Complaint1$9,105
2024-08-20Referral11$10,486
2023-11-14Referral1$0
2023-10-03Referral22$8,619
2023-05-03Planned0$0
2020-04-20Complaint1$13,494

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION 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 animal (except poultry) slaughtering within SD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Smithfield Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION 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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Frequently asked

What is SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $51,635 in total penalties.
How does SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATION operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.