SMITHFIELD PACKING CO
HIGHWAY 10 WEST, Smithfield, VA 23430
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Inspection records
Oct 11, 2018#343527321Oct 11, 2018FatalityReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#343527321$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343527321
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2018
- Closed
- Oct 12, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 601 N Church Street, Smithfield, VA 23430
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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.
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 suffers heart attack and later dies at hospital
Feb 1, 1979#12453130Feb 1, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12453130$2,31019 viol.19 violations$2,310 in penalties
Inspection #12453130
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 8, 1979
- Closed
- Oct 25, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 19
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,310
- Penalties on Record
- $2,310
- Site Address
- Highway 10 West, Smithfield, VA 23430
- 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 (19 of 19 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $490 | Mar 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | - | $490 | $490 | Aug 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | - | $210 | $210 | May 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 2 | - | $280 | $280 | Mar 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Serious | 4 | - | $350 | $350 | Mar 6, 1979 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Serious | 2 | - | $420 | $420 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 6, 1979 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1979 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A04 II | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $70 | $70 | Apr 20, 1979 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B04 VIII | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1979 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011014 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011016 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1979 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011022 | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
| 02010 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040004 | Other | 7 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 1979 | - | - |
| 02011 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 041015 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 031001 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
| 02013 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 26, 1979 | - | - |
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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.
2 inspections, 1979 to 2018. 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).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: meat processed from carcasses reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.2%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source