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  "id": 3484560,
  "title": "Exclusive-US produce supplier Taylor Farms frequently fails to disclose workplace injury tallies, records show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/exclusive-us-produce-supplier-taylor-farms-frequently-fails-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/exclusiveus-produce-supplier-taylor-farms-frequently-fails-to-disclose-workplace-injury-tallies-records-show-4876623"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Farms, the largest salad producer in North America, has been under scrutiny due to a cyclospora outbreak that has caused two deaths and sickened thousands nationwide. The company was linked to the outbreak through its lettuce sourced from Mexico. Recently, it was discovered that Taylor Farms frequently failed to submit required workplace injury logs to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for several facilities where workers suffered fatal or serious injuries. This lack of transparency makes it challenging for the public to assess the company's workplace safety record.\n\nOver the past five years, between five to seven Taylor Farms facilities submitted the annual workplace injury report within the following year, with some reporting injury rates above industry averages and others below. From 2021 to 2025, at least 17 facilities required these filings based on the number of employees and the nature of their work. However, the reporting rate for Taylor Farms was found to be well below the industry average of 78%, according to Reuters calculations using 2023 census numbers and the latest OSHA data.\n\nThese reporting gaps, acknowledged by Taylor Farms, hinder the public's ability to evaluate the company's workplace safety record. OSHA has stated that electronic submission of these logs enables the agency to prioritize enforcement efforts and allows the public to access this critical information. While North American salad production often involves heavy machinery, resulting in higher injury rates than the overall U.S. private industry, Taylor Farms operates 30 facilities, including those outside the United States.\n\nIn response to the reporting gaps, Taylor Farms stated that employee safety is a top priority across its 25,000 team members. The company mentioned that issues with electronic submission of injury logs have been addressed using new reporting software. Despite this, Taylor Farms did not provide the injury logs or further details about their contents. Additionally, the company recently invested in new workplace safety reporting software.\n\nOSHA requires higher-hazard industries, which include virtually all of Taylor Farms' worksites, to submit injury tallies and other details by March 2 each year. These annual injury logs serve as an essential tool for regulators and the public to identify and prevent hazards. Jessica Martinez, executive director of the nonprofit National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, emphasized the importance of these records in this regard.\n\nThe annual injury logs are crucial for regulators and the public to identify and prevent hazards. OSHA can penalize companies up to $16,550 per reporting violation. However, the agency did not comment on whether Taylor Farms' reporting lapses also reflect insufficient enforcement due to the company's repeated failures to file injury logs.\n\nTwo incidents at Taylor Farms facilities highlight the urgency of addressing workplace safety. A worker at a vegetable processing plant in Swedesboro, New Jersey, died last year from injuries sustained while cleaning equipment that scalds produce in hot water. OSHA later imposed a fine of over $1 million for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements. Taylor Farms disputed the citations without disclosing the grounds for their dispute. Another facility, the processing plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, where 13 workers were hospitalized following an ammonia leak in November, also has no recent logs in public records.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Insurance Journal",
        "title": "Produce Supplier Taylor Farms Frequently Fails to Submit Annual Injury Reports: Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/produce-supplier-taylor-farms-frequently-fails-to-submit-annual",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:42:41.000Z"
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