OSHA and Mississippi's own safety agency, where it has one, opened 4,712 inspections in Mississippi since 2015. 2,353 of them ended with at least one citation, 6,702 citation items in all.
Recent citations
| Employer | Issued | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| JJB Pizza, LLC Crystal Springs | Sep 30, 2026 | $0 |
| Cutting Edge Meat Company, LLC Leakesville | Sep 22, 2026 | $9,930 |
| R-Squared Puckett Inc. Puckett | Sep 22, 2026 | $2,979 |
| Thermo-Kool Laurel | Sep 9, 2026 | $16,384 |
| Double R Gautier, LLC Gautier | Sep 1, 2026 | $5,674 |
| The Kroger Co. Jackson | Aug 17, 2026 | $7,093 |
| Doleac Electric Co Inc Hattiesburg | Jul 28, 2026 | $11,585 |
| Pafford Ems of Mississippi Inc. Ridgeland | Jul 24, 2026 | $0 |
Rules cited most in Mississippi
- 1926.501: Fall protection in construction 518
- 1926.451: Scaffolds, general requirements 504
- 1910.1200: Hazard communication 495
- 1910.147: Lockout/tagout 465
- 1910.305: Electrical wiring methods 239
- 1926.1053: Ladders in construction 237
- 1910.212: Machine guarding 216
- 1910.134: Respiratory protection 206
- 1910.178: Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks 197
- 1910.303: Electrical equipment, general requirements 192
Largest current penalties since 2015
| Employer | Citations | Penalties | Last inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT Halter Marine, Inc. Escatawpa | 36 | $865,675 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| International Paper Natchez | 158 | $627,561 | Jun 12, 2023 |
| Jindal Tubular USA LLC Bay Saint Louis | 38 | $509,655 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Howard Industries, Inc. Laurel | 269 | $377,545 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mueller Copper Tube Co., LLC Fulton | 113 | $372,282 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation Batesville | 52 | $362,631 | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Dollar General Indianola | 18 | $288,632 | May 4, 2023 |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Clarksdale | 78 | $286,096 | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC Hattiesburg | 24 | $219,558 | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC Gulfport | 4 | $186,871 | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Von Drehle Corporation Natchez | 23 | $159,403 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Sofidel America Hattiesburg | 9 | $156,002 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Hood Industries, Inc. Wiggins | 118 | $149,425 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Southern Hens Moselle | 60 | $143,006 | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Pegasus Tower Co. Starkville | 4 | $140,720 | Nov 16, 2019 |
| Heartland Catfish Company Itta Bena | 5 | $137,590 | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Clarkco Services Inc. Morton | 13 | $130,364 | Nov 21, 2019 |
| W.L. BYRD Lumber Co., Inc. Fernwood | 141 | $125,195 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Triple V, Inc. Natchez | 22 | $119,601 | Jun 12, 2023 |
| Joe N. Miles & Sons, Inc. Silver Creek | 72 | $118,130 | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Dipen M Shah Baldwyn | 29 | $116,433 | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Custom Nonwoven, Inc New Albany | 22 | $110,513 | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. Byram | 10 | $108,550 | Feb 1, 2022 |
| A & a Construction Company Biloxi | 5 | $102,967 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Juan Palomares Pass Christian | 17 | $100,183 | Mar 27, 2024 |
Every city in Mississippi
Employers with OSHA citations since 2015, by city.
Aberdeen 3 · Ackerman 2 · Amory 10 · Arcola 2 · Ashland 2 · Bailey 1 · Baldwyn 4 · Bassfield 2 · Batesville 12 · Bay Saint Louis 20 · Bay Springs 1 · Bay St Louis 2 · Belden 1 · Belmont 5 · Belzoni 3 · Benoit 1 · Bentonia 1 · Beulah 1 · Biloxi 61 · Blue Mountain 2 · Blue Springs 1 · Bogue Chitto 2 · Booneville 9 · Brandon 39 · Brookhaven 17 · Bruce 2 · Bude 1 · Burnsville 5 · Byhalia 7 · Byram 9 · Calhoun City 1 · Canton 16 · Carrollton 1 · Carthage 6 · Charleston 1 · Choctaw 1 · Clarksdale 10 · Cleveland 7 · Clinton 14 · Coffeeville 1 · Collins 5 · Columbia 10 · Columbus 26 · Corinth 17 · Crosby 1 · Crystal Springs 5 · Dekalb 1 · Dennis 1 · Diamondhead 7 · Diberville 9 · Duck Hill 1 · Dundee 2 · Durant 2 · Ecru 4 · Edwards 2 · Elliott 2 · Ellisville 1 · Enid 1 · Enterprise 1 · Escatawpa 2 · Ethel 1 · Falkner 1 · Fayette 4 · Fernwood 1 · Flora 3 · Florence 1 · Flowood 47 · Forest 14 · Foxworth 2 · French Camp 1 · Fulton 8 · Gallman 1 · Gautier 4 · Gloster 2 · Golden 2 · Goodman 1 · Greenville 20 · Greenwood 7 · Grenada 11 · Gulfport 109 · Guntown 4 · Hamilton 3 · Hattiesburg 82 · Hattisburg 1 · Hazlehurst 5 · Heidelberg 1 · Hermanville 1 · Hernando 10 · Hickory Flat 1 · Holly Springs 3 · Horn Lake 11 · Houlka 4 · Houston 5 · Indianola 5 · Inverness 2 · Isola 3 · Itta Bena 3 · Iuka 9 · Jackson 159 · Jonestown 1 · Keesler Afb 2 · Kiln 6 · Kosciusko 5 · Lake Cormorant 1 · Lauderdale 1 · Laurel 24 · Leakesville 1 · Leland 2 · Lexington 1 · Liberty 2 · Long Beach 35 · Lorman 2 · Louisville 13 · Lucedale 10 · Lumberton 2 · Macon 4 · Madison 54 · Magee 3 · Magnolia 5 · Mantachie 1 · Marietta 1 · Marion 1 · Mayhew 1 · Mc Call Creek 1 · Mccomb 18 · Meadville 2 · Mendenhall 1 · Meridian 40 · Mississippi State 10 · Monticello 7 · Moorhead 3 · Morton 5 · Moselle 4 · Moss Point 6 · Mount Olive 1 · Mount Pleasant 1 · Ms State Univ 1 · Natchez 9 · Nesbit 1 · Nettleton 2 · New Albany 22 · Newhebron 1 · Newton 4 · Oakland 4 · Ocean Spgs 1 · Ocean Springs 31 · Okolona 4 · Olive Branch 40 · Osyka 1 · Oxford 51 · Paris 1 · Pascagoula 15 · Pass Christian 46 · Pearl 25 · Pelahatchie 5 · Perkinston 2 · Petal 6 · Philadelphia 10 · Picayune 8 · Pickens 1 · Pittsboro 1 · Plantersville 2 · Pontotoc 11 · Poplarville 4 · Prairie 1 · Prentiss 1 · Puckett 1 · Quitman 3 · Raymond 1 · Redwood 1 · Rena Lara 1 · Richland 8 · Richton 3 · Ridgeland 42 · Rienzi 1 · Ripley 7 · Robinsonville 3 · Rosedale 2 · Ruleville 1 · Saltillo 4 · Sandy Hook 1 · Sardis 1 · Saucier 2 · Sebastopol 1 · Seminary 1 · Senatobia 8 · Shannon 8 · Shaw 3 · Shubuta 3 · Shuqualak 3 · Silver Creek 1 · Smithville 1 · Southaven 55 · Starkville 43 · State Line 1 · Stennis Space Center 2 · Stringer 1 · Summit 4 · Sumrall 1 · Sunflower 1 · Taylor 1 · Taylorsville 3 · Terry 4 · Tishomingo 2 · Tunica 1 · Tupelo 40 · Tylertown 3 · Union 2 · University 3 · Utica 3 · Vancleave 3 · Vardaman 2 · Verona 8 · Vicksburg 33 · Walls 1 · Walnut 1 · Walthall 1 · Water Valley 4 · Waveland 10 · Waynesboro 6 · Wesson 2 · West Point 13 · Wiggins 5 · Winona 4 · Woodville 5 · Yazoo City 10