SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.
15885 NC HWY 87 WEST, Tar Heel, NC 28392 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
Feb 1, 2016#341796894Feb 1, 2016Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · No Inspection scope, Safety#341796894$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341796894
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Feb 12, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 0 reported
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15855 Highway 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Oct 20, 2015#341005742Oct 20, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341005742$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341005742
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 20, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 7, 2015
- Closed
- Dec 8, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15855 Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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.
Sep 23, 2015#341045508Sep 23, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341045508$9,3102 viol.2 violations$9,310 in penalties
Inspection #341045508
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 23, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 2015
- Final Order
- Dec 17, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $9,310
- Site Address
- 15855 Hwy. 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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 (2 of 2 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 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $4,900 | Dec 3, 2015 | - | Dec 17, 2015 |
| 01002B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 III B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $4,410 | Dec 21, 2015 | - | Dec 17, 2015 |
Sep 11, 2015#340951243Sep 11, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340951243$14,0001 viol.1 violation$14,000 in penalties
Inspection #340951243
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 30, 2015
- Final Order
- Dec 4, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 7, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $14,000
- Site Address
- 15855 Hwy. 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Dec 14, 2015 | - | Dec 4, 2015 |
Jun 23, 2014#317720050Jun 23, 2014Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#317720050$53,30023 viol.23 violations$53,300 in penalties
Inspection #317720050
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 16, 2014
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,700
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 23
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 1 repeat, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $66,625
- Penalties on Record
- $53,300
- Site Address
- 15885 Nc Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related 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 (8 of 23 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Repeat | 2 | 12 | $14,000 | $11,200 | Aug 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | $1,800 | Dec 19, 2014 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $7,000 | $5,600 | Dec 23, 2014 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 E03IV | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Dec 23, 2014 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $5,600 | Dec 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Serious | 2 | 4 | $7,000 | $5,600 | Mar 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 3 | $2,250 | $1,800 | Dec 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $7,000 | $5,600 | Jun 30, 2015 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 23 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 17, 2014#317719987Jun 17, 2014Referral (C) · Complete scope, Health#317719987$133,12525 viol.25 violations$133,125 in penalties
Inspection #317719987
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2014
- Closed
- May 17, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,700
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 17 serious, 5 repeat, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $171,875
- Penalties on Record
- $133,125
- Site Address
- 15885 Nc Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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 (8 of 25 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 D03II | Repeat | 3 | 12 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E05 | Repeat | 1 | 12 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F03 | Repeat | 1 | 12 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 J02 | Repeat | 1 | 12 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 B03 | Repeat | 1 | 4,900 | $35,000 | $14,000 | Dec 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | - |
| 02002 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Dec 31, 2015 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Dec 31, 2015 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 25 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
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Standards cited
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