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Smithfield Foods, Mason City, IA: 8 OSHA citations, $20,000 in penalties (2022 to 2025)
OSHA recorded 5 inspections at Smithfield Foods, 1401 S Eisenhower Ave, Mason City, IA 50401, between March 2, 2022 and September 2, 2025. 1 inspection ended in citations: 8 citations with $23,542 in initial penalties and $20,000 in current penalties. The latest citation was issued June 9, 2022.
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- Site
- 1401 S Eisenhower Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
- Ownership
- Private
- Employees at the site
- 200 (as recorded at the latest inspection)
- Inspections
- 5, of which 1 with citations
- Citations
- 8
- Penalties
- $23,542 initial, $20,000 current
Inspections
Every inspection OSHA opened at this site since November 3, 2021.
| Opened | Closed | Type | Scope | Focus | Citations | Current penalties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2025 | October 21, 2025 | Complaint | Partial | Health | 0 | Not listed | osha.gov |
| July 24, 2025 | October 8, 2025 | Unprogrammed related | Partial | Health | 0 | Not listed | osha.gov |
| October 16, 2024 | January 23, 2025 | Planned | Partial | Safety | 0 | Not listed | osha.gov |
| April 6, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | Unprogrammed related | Partial | Safety | 0 | Not listed | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | July 28, 2022 | Fatality or catastrophe | Partial | Safety | 8 | $20,000 | osha.gov |
Citations
One row for each citation, newest first. Gravity is OSHA's level of gravity for serious violations.
| Inspection opened | Standard cited | Standard title | Type | Gravity | Issued | Initial penalty | Current penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2022 | 1904.39(a)(1) | Reporting fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye as a result of work-related incidents to OSHA | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $5,000 | $5,000 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1904.29(b)(2) | Forms | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $0 | $0 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1904.7(b)(2) | General recording criteria | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $0 | $0 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1904.7(a) | General recording criteria | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $986 | $986 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1910.23(c)(9) | Ladders | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $0 | $0 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1910.23(c)(7)(ii) | Ladders | Other than serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $8,778 | $8,778 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1910.23(b)(10) | Ladders | Serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $0 | $0 | osha.gov |
| March 2, 2022 | 1910.23(b)(9) | Ladders | Serious | 5 | June 9, 2022 | $8,778 | $5,236 | osha.gov |
Also on SpecStream
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- 29 CFR 1904.7, General recording criteria: all citations
- 29 CFR 1904.29, Forms: all citations
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.