PETERSON FARMS, INC.
250 SOUTH MAIN STREET, DECATUR, AR 72722
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Inspection records
Feb 16, 2000#303150940Feb 16, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#303150940$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303150940
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2000
- Closed
- Aug 22, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 16, 2000#303150882Feb 16, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#303150882$13,05020 viol.20 violations$13,050 in penalties
Inspection #303150882
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 24, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 16 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $21,750
- Penalties on Record
- $13,050
- Site Address
- 250 South Main, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 20 | 100 | $1,125 | $675 | May 12, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,125 | $675 | May 12, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,875 | $1,125 | May 12, 2000 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D02 II | Serious | 2 | 30 | $1,125 | $675 | Apr 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Serious | 10 | 6 | $1,125 | $675 | May 12, 2000 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 20, 1996#123381634Nov 20, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123381634$105,0008 viol.8 violations$105,000 in penalties
Inspection #123381634
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 28, 1997
- Final Order
- Aug 25, 1997
- Closed
- Oct 22, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $265,000
- Penalties on Record
- $105,000
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Sep 18, 1997 | - | Aug 25, 1997 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 M01 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Sep 12, 1997 | - | Aug 25, 1997 |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Other | 1 | 6 | $5,000 | $0 | Sep 18, 1997 | - | Aug 25, 1997 |
| 02001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Willful | 1 | 6 | $50,000 | $30,000 | Sep 18, 1997 | - | Aug 25, 1997 |
| 02002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Willful | 1 | 7 | $50,000 | $30,000 | Sep 18, 1997 | - | Aug 25, 1997 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 9, 1996#116482837Jul 9, 1996Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#116482837$5001 viol.1 violation$500 in penalties
Inspection #116482837
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 11, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 30, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,000
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A02 | Other | 30 | 700 | $1,000 | $500 | Nov 9, 1996 | - | - |
Apr 23, 1996#116481805Apr 23, 1996Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#116481805$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #116481805
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- May 14, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Apr 23, 1996#116481771Apr 23, 1996Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#116481771$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #116481771
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- May 6, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 7, 1995#123371627Feb 7, 1995Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#123371627$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123371627
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 7, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 8, 1995
- Closed
- Feb 27, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 13, 1994#110361474Jul 13, 1994Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#110361474$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #110361474
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 14, 1994
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 300 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $1,500 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #116482837 | Oct 7, 1996 | $1,500 | - | - |
Jun 1, 1994#110350741Jun 1, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#110350741$1,7002 viol.2 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #110350741
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 1994
- Closed
- Jul 20, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 694
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Jul 30, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 20, 1994 | - | - |
Jul 14, 1992#107575466Jul 14, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#107575466$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107575466
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 14, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 14, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 20, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 650
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 250 South Main Street, Decatur, AR 72722
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
12 inspections, 1989 to 2000. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.