Inspection 345293351 OPENED MAY 6, 2021Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2007, OSHA inspectors have visited Butterball LLC in Missouri 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 6, 2021 on a referral, in Carthage.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $9,639 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Butterball LLC averages $9,639 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Butterball LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345294227 OPENED MAY 6, 2021Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 2, 2021: Employee partially amputates finger when caught between conv
At 12:30 a.m. on May 2, 2021, an employee working for a poultry processing company was attempting to reinstall a 12 foot long metal divider/guard between two conveyors. While installing the divider, the right side fell between the conveyors. This caused the employee's hand to be pinned between the conveyors. The employee partially amputated his left middle finger to first joint and required medical treatment without hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345256622 OPENED APR 13, 2021Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344826888 OPENED JUL 10, 2020Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 27, 2020 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies
At approximately 12:00 p.m. on June 27, 2020, an employee was admitted to the hospital on June 18, 2020, due to COVID-19, and died on June 27, 2020. The employee was working at meatpacking in the Debone Department. There were other employees that worked on the same line as the deceased that tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was called in sick on June 16, 17, and 18. On June 18, the employee was admitted to the hospital and later died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | Dec 22, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 343618286 OPENED NOV 21, 2018Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 12, 2018: Employee strips skin from back of hand while working with gi
At 10:15 p.m. on November 12, 2018, an employee was removing gizzards from turkeys using a gizzard machine and caught the back of his hand, stripping the skin from it. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 310936083 OPENED OCT 23, 2007Closed
411 North Main, Carthage, MO 64836 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Carthage site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 554 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterball LLC Carthage · 2025 | 554 | 8 | 1 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Carthage Live Office Carthage · 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Carthage Plant Carthage · 2020 | 850 | 26 | 7 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Carthage Live Ops Carthage · 2020 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| QSI Carthage Carthage · 2019 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Jul 10, 2024, Carthage: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · hand(s), except finger(s)
An employee was replacing a blade on a piece of equipment. The blade lacerated his left palm and he was hospitalized.
Jan 25, 2022, Carthage: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee was transferring buckets to a pallet when they fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right hip.
May 2, 2021, Carthage: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was sorting burgers. The divider between two conveyors fell off and the employee grabbed it by the handle. As the employee was trying to pull it back, the employee's hand got stuck; one of their fingers was smashed and another was amputated.
Nov 12, 2018, Carthage: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was removing turkey gizzards with a gizzard removing machine when the back of the employee's left hand made contact with the gear section of the machine and was degloved.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)
(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.
Other poultry processing employers in Missouri
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- Frick's Quality Meats, Inc. Washington · 13 citations · $94,686
- Tyson Foods, Inc. Sedalia · 115 citations · $264,877
- Nunez Enterprises, LLC Fortuna · 4 citations · $34,755
- Powell Meat Co. Clinton · 1 citation · $191
- Simmons Animal Nutrition Inc. Milan · 14 citations · $123,526
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