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Murphy-Brown LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Laurinburg, North Carolina · Hog and Pig Farming · NAICS 112210

26inspections
49citation items
$117,303current penalties
Jul 14, 2025last inspection

Murphy-Brown LLC has 26 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 2006.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 14, 2025 as part of a related case, in Chadbourn, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 49 citation items: 29 serious and 20 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $153,975 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $117,303, down 24%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (8 items).

For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Murphy-Brown LLC averages $13,503 over 5 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Murphy-Brown LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Murphy-Brown LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348386038 OPENED JUL 14, 2025Open

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 2 employees at the site · Open

612 S. Brown Street, Chadbourn, NC 28431 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$16,550$16,550Jan 9, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii) · Grain handling facilities
Serious$16,550$16,550Jan 9, 2026Contested

Inspection 348313800 OPENED JUN 13, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2025

1133 Mooring Road, Tarboro, NC 27886 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347554560 OPENED JUN 14, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · No inspection · Safety · Closed Aug 27, 2024

309 Rosemary Rd, Rose Hill, NC 28458 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346287907 OPENED OCT 13, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 2023

19600 Andrew Jackson Highway, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346113194 OPENED JUL 28, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 2022

1088 Balance Farm Road, Saint Pauls, NC 28384 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345916563 OPENED APR 22, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 2022

19600 Andrew Jackson Highway, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345305700 OPENED MAY 11, 2021Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 31 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2022

200 The Chief Lane, Rose Hill, NC 28458 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 95.129(01)
Other-than-serious$6,300$5,040Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Other-than-serious$3,250$2,600Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2021Final

Inspection 345295851 OPENED MAY 6, 2021Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2022

200 The Chief Lane, Rose Hill, NC 28458 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 95.129(01)
Serious$6,300$6,300Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(12)(i) · Ladders in general industry
Serious$1,950$1,950Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$1,950$0Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$6,300Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$6,300Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$3,250$0Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(b) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2021Final
18 older inspections

Inspection 344762604 OPENED MAY 20, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · No inspection · Safety · Closed Aug 7, 2020

749 Mcinnis Road, Red Springs, NC 28377 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344380498 OPENED OCT 15, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2020

546 Williams Rd, Warsaw, NC 28398 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 95.129(01)
Serious$3,000$3,000Mar 20, 2020Final

Inspection 342553377 OPENED JUL 28, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · No inspection · Safety · Closed Sep 7, 2017

899 S Nc Hwy 50, Magnolia, NC 28453 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342448479 OPENED JUN 29, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2017

137 Farrow To Finish Lane, Rose Hill, NC 28458 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341514636 OPENED MAY 26, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2016

5549 Hasty Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 95.129(01)
Serious$3,250$2,925Jun 13, 2016Final

Inspection 341098291 OPENED OCT 19, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2015

1133 Mooring Road, Tarboro, NC 27886 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317987113 OPENED MAY 4, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2015

5707 Willard Rd, Willard, NC 28478 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317980639 OPENED MAR 10, 2015Closed

Referral · No inspection · Safety · 800 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2015

1457a K Bryan Road, Magnolia, NC 28453 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317941409 OPENED DEC 1, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Dec 31, 2014

1383 Grimsley Farm Rd, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315452730 OPENED DEC 1, 2011Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2012

255 Bryant Swamp Rd, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$3,500$2,625Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$1,050$788Apr 18, 2012Closed

Inspection 315449892 OPENED NOV 22, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2012

255 Bryant Swamp Rd, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$2,100$2,100Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,100$2,100Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,500$3,500Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations
Serious$5,600$0Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 18, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 18, 2012Closed

Inspection 315453035 OPENED SEP 27, 2011Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2012

19600 Andrew Jackson Hwy., Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 26, 2011 (fatal): Employee is killed when caught in auger

On September 26, 2011, Employee #1 was working on an auger motor in the receivin g tunnel/pit of a swine feed mill. To access the motor, he walked across the top of another auger that was enclosed with sheet metal. When the sheet metal faile d, Employee #1 became entangled in the auger and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$6,300$6,300Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,000$4,000Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,000$0Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,000$0Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$6,300Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,000$4,000Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(4) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$4,000$0Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$1,200$1,200Feb 1, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 1, 2012Closed

Inspection 311938351 OPENED MAY 29, 2008Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 373 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2008

422 Barrow Trail, Garysburg, NC 27831 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311623284 OPENED MAR 26, 2008Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 46 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2009

255 Bryant Swamp Rd, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations
Serious$6,300$4,725May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(iii) · Safety color code for marking physical hazards
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.243(b)(2) · Guarding of portable powered tools
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(ive) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2008Closed

Inspection 311658553 OPENED NOV 2, 2007Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2007

325 Mckay Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 7, 2007Closed

Inspection 311341879 OPENED SEP 5, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2008

325 Mckay Street, Laurinburg, NC 28362 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$600$600Dec 10, 2007Closed

Inspection 311339006 OPENED AUG 21, 2007Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 580 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 2008

P O Box 759, Rose Hill, NC 28458 · Hog and Pig Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 7, 2007: Employee amputates leg in unspecified incident

Employee #1 suffered the amputation of the right leg above the knee. The details of the event were not specified in the original narrative.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,600$5,000Nov 20, 2007Closed

Inspection 309700235 OPENED JAN 19, 2006Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Apr 17, 2007

19600 Andrew Jackson Hwy, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$2,275$250Jun 26, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiiid) · Welding fire safety
Serious$6,300$2,500Jun 26, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.272(f)(1) · Grain handling facilities
Serious$6,300$3,800Jun 26, 2006Closed

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 Warsaw site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 124 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Feed Delivery - Warsaw -Est
Warsaw · 2025
124 402.62.9
Central Wean Pig Transportation -Est
Warsaw · 2025
43 203.82.9
Loading Central -Est
Warsaw · 2025
42 101.93.9
Laurinburg Transportation -Est
Laurinburg · 2025
28 000.02.9
Warsaw Feed Mill -Est
Warsaw · 2025
27 103.32.6
Central LNM-Est
Warsaw · 2025
25 113.67.9
Laurinburg Feed Mill -Est
Laurinburg · 2025
23 000.02.6
Bladenboro Feed Mill -Est
Bladenboro · 2025
23 103.72.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1048 · Formaldehyde

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i)

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) General. (i) Each employer who has a workplace covered by this standard shall monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.144 · Safety color code for marking physical hazards

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 9501.2901

Other hog and pig farming employers in North Carolina

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