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WAYNE FARMS LLC

802 EAST ATKINS STREET, DOBSON, NC, 27017
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 582530930

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OSHA inspections
16
over 30 years
Violations
33
$15,075 in penalties
Penalties
$15,075
$457 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WAYNE FARMS LLC has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $15,075 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WAYNE FARMS LLC 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, 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
16
0.5 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
33
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$15,075
$457 avg / violation
58% serious42% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 16

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within NC. Peer group: 197 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $2,380
Inspection frequency
97th
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
2.4
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 44 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
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

Planned
3
Complaint
7
Accident
1
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 WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-09-23Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2018-03-28Follow-up0$0
2017-12-14Referral11$5,000
2016-03-23Complaint0$0
2015-06-23Complaint1$0
2014-05-07Complaint1$975
2010-08-02Complaint0$0
2010-05-19Planned32$1,400
2000-03-28Complaint0$0
1999-11-02Accident0$0
1999-06-29Complaint21$1,100
1998-06-18Complaint11$1,200
1997-02-18Follow-up0$0
1997-02-18Follow-up0$0
1996-05-29Planned1010$3,000
1996-05-29Planned144$2,400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WAYNE FARMS LLC is one of 91 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wayne Sanderson Farms.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wayne Sanderson Farms across all 91 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAYNE FARMS LLC 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 Wayne Sanderson Farms, which operates 91 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 WAYNE FARMS LLC's OSHA violation history?
WAYNE FARMS LLC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $15,075 in total penalties.
How does WAYNE FARMS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
WAYNE FARMS LLC operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. WAYNE FARMS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.35 compared to an industry average of 1.4.