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Pilgrim's: OSHA inspections and violations

Natchitoches, Louisiana · Poultry Processing · NAICS 311615

1inspections
3citation items
$17,816current penalties
Dec 6, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Pilgrim's in Louisiana one time.

It opened on Dec 6, 2016 after a complaint, in Natchitoches.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $17,816 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Pilgrim's averages $17,816 across 1 cited inspection.

Pilgrim's also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Pilgrim's: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341954121 OPENED DEC 6, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 453 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2017

7088 Hwy 1 Bypass, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$8,908$8,908Mar 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$8,908$8,908Mar 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2017Final

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 Natchitoches site logged 36 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 660 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Pilgrims- Plant
Natchitoches · 2025
660 3615.43.7
Live Haul
Natchitoches · 2025
20 104.33.1
Live Operations
Natchitoches · 2025
11 000.03.4
Hatchery
Natchitoches · 2025
90 5199.63.4
QSI Natchitoches
Natchitoches · 2023
35 000.02.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i)

(3) Vertical and inclined belts. (i) Vertical and inclined belts shall be enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.

Other poultry processing employers in Louisiana

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