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SWIFT BEEF COMPANY

800 N 8TH AVENUE, GREELEY, CO, 80631
Operated by JBS · 1 of 16 establishments
311611Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
EIN 840589412

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OSHA inspections
24
over 11 years
Violations
10
$103,858 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 15 National Emphasis Program inspections · 12 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SWIFT BEEF COMPANY has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 24 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $103,858 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 52 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SWIFT BEEF COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
24
2.2 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
10
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$103,858
$10,386 avg / violation
10% serious90% other
Inspection trigger · referral
12 of 24
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 24

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within CO. Peer group: 52 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $7,125
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.6
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 425 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
4.0
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

Complaint
6
Referral
12
Follow-up
2

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 2018 – Sep 2024 · 9 in last 5 years

Reports
12
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
9
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
Sep 3, 2024Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c.Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jul 26, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Feb 6, 2024Contact incidents unspecifiedFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Oct 30, 2023Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Oct 25, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedForearm(s)Hospitalized
Jul 20, 2023Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Apr 12, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningForearm(s)Amputation
Feb 24, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 31, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 15, 2020Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 27, 2018Struck against object or equipment, unspecifiedFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 9, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation

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
May 6, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Feb 9, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Conveyor Belt,Finger11
Jun 10, 2014Arm,Conveyor,Dragged,HeadFatality11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SWIFT BEEF COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWIFT BEEF COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for JBS, not this location alone

Total cases
25
Unfair labor practice
22
Representation (union)
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 JBS locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SWIFT BEEF COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
NP
Crime type

First case: 2002-10-01. Most recent: 2002-10-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-11-12Complaint0$0
2024-09-23Follow-up0$0
2024-09-23Monitoring0$0
2024-09-23Complaint0$0
2023-11-16Referral1$11,524
2023-11-01Referral0$0
2023-11-01Referral0$0
2023-07-24Referral0$0
2023-04-12Referral11$15,625
2023-03-06Referral0$0
2023-02-01Referral1$8,750
2021-12-28Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2021-10-05Referral0$0
2021-06-09Complaint1$12,811
2021-03-29Complaint1$2,146
2020-05-11Fatality/Catastrophe1$14,502
2018-06-21Complaint3$0
2018-02-20Referral0$0
2017-05-02Complaint0$0
2016-10-19Referral0$0
2016-06-16Referral0$0
2016-06-16Referral0$0
2016-04-15Follow-up0$0
2014-06-10Fatality/Catastrophe1$38,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SWIFT BEEF COMPANY is one of 16 establishments rolled up under the parent organization JBS.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of JBS across all 16 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 CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by JBS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • JBSGREELEY, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
  • SWIFT PORK COMPANYBEARDSTOWN, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
  • JBSSOUDERTON, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
  • JBS LLCPLAINWELL, MI — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWIFT BEEF COMPANY 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 JBS, which operates 16 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 SWIFT BEEF COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY has 24 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $103,858.25 in total penalties.
How does SWIFT BEEF COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. SWIFT BEEF COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.65 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
Has SWIFT BEEF COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving SWIFT BEEF COMPANY.