Establishment profile
WAYNE FARMS LLC
525 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, LAUREL, MS, 39441
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 582530930
Summary
WAYNE FARMS LLC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $6,225 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 67th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WAYNE FARMS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $6,225 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 2 | 2 | $2,550 | Nov 1993 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $800 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $975 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $975 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $925 | Nov 1993 | Nov 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | — | 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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within MS. Peer group: 49 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 23 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
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 WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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)
Company-level in MS — for Wayne Sanderson Farms, not this location alone
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 Wayne Sanderson Farms 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-155421 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019496 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2010 | May 2010 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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 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 →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-20 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $800 | |
| 2003-10-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-01-29 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $2,600 | |
| 2002-01-29 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $975 | |
| 1993-10-12 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $1,850 |
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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry processing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCLAUREL — 4 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.CANTON — 4 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.LAUREL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN HENSMOSELLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI LLCMORTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARSHALL DURBIN COMPANIESHATTIESBURG — 3 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODS, INC.SEBASTOPOL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.COLLINS — 3 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLCFOREST — 2 federal enforcement records
- PECO FOODSSEBASTOPOL — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.HAZLEHURST, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCLAUREL, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCDECATUR, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCDOTHAN, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.LAUREL, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.BRYAN, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.COLLINS, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.WACO, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.HAMMOND, LA — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCALBERTVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Wayne Sanderson Farms locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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- What is WAYNE FARMS LLC's OSHA violation history?
- WAYNE FARMS LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $6,225 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 6.07 compared to an industry average of 1.4.