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SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION

2401 WILCO BOULEVARD, WILSON, NC, 27893
Operated by Smithfield Foods · 1 of 220 establishments
424470Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
5
over 33 years
Violations
7
$7,035 in penalties
Penalties
$7,035
$1,005 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $7,035 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 553 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$7,035
$1,005 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $7,035 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 9501.290111$4,410Apr 1998Apr 1998
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 II11$2,625Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III11Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0095 K03 II11Oct 1993Oct 1993

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 4244 within NC. Peer group: 553 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
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 PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
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

Complaint
4
Referral
1

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 PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
9
Representation (union)
1

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.). 10 cases · 9 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
11-CA-022324Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022283Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
05-CA-035549Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2010ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
11-CA-022267Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022265Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022251Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022250Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-022248Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
05-CA-035548Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Feb 2011ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
11-RC-006718Representation electionMar 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 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 PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INC. - WILSON DIVISION
2401 WILCO BLVD · WILSON, NC, 27893
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified50Sep 2025View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION. 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
2011-01-31Complaint1$2,625
2000-11-16Complaint1$0
1999-02-23Complaint0$0
1998-03-06Referral11$4,410
1993-04-15Complaint4$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 PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION 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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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION's OSHA violation history?
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $7,035 in total penalties.
How does SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION's safety record compare to its industry?
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, WILSON DIVISION operates in the meat and meat product merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.