PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
484 ZIMMERMAN ROAD, SANFORD, NC 27330 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Feb 11, 2025#348038985Feb 11, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348038985$4,0001 viol.1 violation$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #348038985
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 18, 2025
- Contested
- Sep 9, 2025
- Final Order
- Aug 5, 2026
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 962
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I B | Other | 1 | 3 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Aug 4, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 5, 2026 |
Oct 8, 2021#345570436Oct 8, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345570436$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #345570436
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 8, 2021
- Contested
- May 3, 2022
- Final Order
- Jun 13, 2024
- Closed
- Jul 8, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 827
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Apr 5, 2022 | May 3, 2022 | Jun 13, 2024 |
May 26, 2020#344764071May 26, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344764071$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344764071
Dates
- Opened
- May 26, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2020
- Closed
- Nov 30, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 31,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee with covid-19 infection dies
Mar 25, 2020#344711338Mar 25, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344711338$6,0453 viol.3 violations$6,045 in penalties
Inspection #344711338
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 2, 2020
- Final Order
- Jun 22, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 29, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,048
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,250
- Penalties on Record
- $6,045
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Other | 1 | 43 | $6,300 | $4,095 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jun 22, 2020 |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Other | 2 | 15 | $975 | $975 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jun 22, 2020 |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 IV | Other | 1 | 15 | $975 | $975 | Jun 9, 2020 | - | Jun 22, 2020 |
May 4, 2016#341448611May 4, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#341448611$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341448611
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 2, 2016
- Closed
- Aug 5, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 609
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Feb 21, 2013#316782465Feb 21, 2013Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#316782465$10,11510 viol.10 violations$10,115 in penalties
Inspection #316782465
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 2013
- Closed
- Sep 26, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 545
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,050
- Penalties on Record
- $10,115
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 (7 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,100 | $1,785 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,100 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 III | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,100 | $1,785 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | $2,975 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 L02 IA | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,500 | $2,975 | Apr 9, 2013 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 D01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 I04 I | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 21, 2012#316598770Nov 21, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#316598770$2,7501 viol.1 violation$2,750 in penalties
Inspection #316598770
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 28, 2012
- Closed
- May 7, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 555
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,750
- Penalties on Record
- $2,750
- Site Address
- 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 I | Serious | 3 | 7 | $2,750 | $2,750 | Mar 18, 2013 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
7 inspections, 2012 to 2025. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 22,553 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: poultry processing reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 2.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source