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Food Manufacturing
NAICS subsector 311. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) accounts for 19,816 OSHA inspections since 2016, 2.6% of all inspections, with $136M in current penalties ($6,840 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 3,446, with $51M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 2,830 labor condition applications and 13,068 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
6,337 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 2.8 (quartiles 1.0–5.5).
All employers in this subsector
All employers in Food Manufacturing: 1,984 records. The A to Z list names every employer in the subsector that has a page.
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OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 311 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $6,840 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 3% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 4,731 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 2,507 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 1,666 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 1,450 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 1,274 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 1,231 |
| 1910.219 | Mechanical power-transmission apparatus | 1,152 |
| 1910.119 | Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals | 1,040 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 817 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 744 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Waterloo | 55 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | 49 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Lexington | 44 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Holcomb | 39 |
| United Natural Foods Inc | Stockton | 35 |
| Pacific Coast Producers | Lodi | 34 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Amarillo | 34 |
| Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc | Sacramento | 28 |
| Del Monte Foods, Inc. | Hanford | 28 |
| Swift Beef Company | Greeley | 28 |
| American Seafoods Company | Dutch Harbor | 27 |
| Darigold Inc. | Seattle | 27 |
| Saputo Cheese USA Inc. | Milwaukee | 27 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur | 26 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc. | Omaha | 25 |
| National Beef Packing Company | Liberal | 24 |
| Tyson Poultry, Inc. | Sedalia | 24 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Cedar Rapids | 23 |
| Frito Lay Inc | Bakersfield | 22 |
| Swift Pork Company | Ottumwa, IA | 22 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 5,956 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 6,337 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,014 | 1,493,315 | 49,703 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 6,444 | 1,490,300 | 45,568 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 6,337 | 1,327,937 | 42,026 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 95,570 | $48M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 73,527 | $657K |
| H-2B provisions | 1,704 | $481K |
| H-1B provisions | 35 | $478K |
| H-2A provisions | 2,670 | $472K |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 26 | $171K |
| Service Contract Act | 662 | $137K |
| FLSA subminimum wage, full-time students | 80 | $17K |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 3 | $1,140 |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 511 | $476 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Nestle, USA | Modesto | $2,877,139 |
| Romeros Food Products Inc | Santa Fe Springs | $650,000 |
| J&J Snack Foods | Bridgeport | $630,127 |
| Nestle USA, Inc | Arlington | $578,824 |
| Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. | Hiram | $534,883 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | Albertville | $500,000 |
| Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Jonesboro | $461,158 |
| Mondelez International, Inc | Chicago | $403,867 |
| Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC | Sioux City | $331,807 |
| Abimar foods | Abilene | $325,329 |
| Domino's Pizza LLC | Hayward | $299,960 |
| Nestle USA, Inc. | Solon | $261,191 |
| Best Harvest Bakeries | Kansas City | $236,801 |
| Peter Pan Seafoods Inc. | Dillingham | $230,676 |
| Gibbon Packing, LLC | Gibbon | $176,677 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Chewy, Inc. | Plantation | 392 |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Seattle | 314 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur | 197 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | 70 |
| General Mills, Inc. | Minneapolis | 40 |
| Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | Pittsburgh | 36 |
| Mondelez Global LLC | Chicago | 34 |
| The Wonderful Company, LLC | Los Angeles | 34 |
| Cargill, Incorporated | Wayzata | 33 |
| Nestle Regional Globe Office North America, Inc | St Louis | 33 |
| Swift Beef Company, a JBS USA Subsidiary | Greeley | 33 |
| Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. | Hilmar | 27 |
| Nestle USA, Inc | Arlington | 27 |
| Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. | Hiram | 25 |
| Olam Americas, LLC | Fresno | 25 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Food Manufacturing have the most OSHA inspections?
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (55), Tyson Foods, Inc. (49), Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (44)
What is the injury rate in Food Manufacturing?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 3.2 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 2.8 with quartiles 1.0 to 5.5.
How many H-1B applications come from Food Manufacturing?
2,830 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 13,068 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Food Manufacturing?
$50,743,126 agreed to pay across 3,446 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.