Establishment profile
SWIFT & COMPANY
402 N. 10TH AVENUE, MARSHALLTOWN, IA, 50158
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Summary
SWIFT & COMPANY has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $54,625 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SWIFT & COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $51,825 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 5 | 2 | $4,700 | Nov 1993 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 8800.04 | 3 | 2 | $2,000 | Nov 1993 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $10,000 | Jul 2009 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 2 | 2 | $5,500 | Nov 1993 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $4,500 | Nov 1993 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 C01 I | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | Sep 2000 | Jan 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M01 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Apr 2007 | Apr 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L02 IA | 1 | 1 | $750 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 1993 | Nov 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3116 within IA. Peer group: 197 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SWIFT & COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 SWIFT & COMPANY. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2011 | CHAIN,MAINTENANCE,ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,FAN,FINGER,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,BLADE | 2 | — | — | |
| Sep 16, 1993 | FIRE,SAW,TORCH,SPARK,SPILL,GASOLINE | 1 | 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 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 · 53 violations · $12,226 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2006 | 1 | 53 | 52 | $12,226 | — |
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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 53 violations · $12,226 in backwages · 53 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2006 – Dec 2006 | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | FLSA | 53 | 53 | $12,226 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWIFT & COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SWIFT & COMPANY. 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 SWIFT & COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWIFT & COMPANY 402 NORTH 10TH AVENUE · MARSHALLTOWN, IA, 50158 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 6 | 0 | — | Dec 2025 | View → |
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 SWIFT & COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-06 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $17,750 | |
| 2009-06-09 | Planned | 3 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2008-02-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-09-17 | Complaint | 8 | 4 | $8,000 | |
| 2007-03-28 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | |
| 2005-10-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-20 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-11-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $2,500 | |
| 2001-07-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-04-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-06-27 | Referral | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 1996-01-05 | Follow-up | 9 | — | $12,000 | |
| 1993-09-16 | Complaint | 17 | 16 | $9,500 | |
| 1989-08-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWIFT & 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SWIFT & COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SWIFT & COMPANY has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $54,625 in total penalties.
- How does SWIFT & COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- SWIFT & COMPANY operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.