Transportation & Warehousing · Lubbock, TX

Farmers Cooperative Compress

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $4,581 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$4,581
Back wages owed

Farmers Cooperative Compress in Lubbock, TX has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $4,581 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 86/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $5K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($5K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Farmers Cooperative Compress in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Farmers Cooperative Compress ranks #2,547 among 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers with WHD recoveries ($4,581). Farmers Cooperative Compress carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,547 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($4,581).

How Farmers Cooperative Compress Compares

Farmers Cooperative Compress in Lubbock, TX has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Export Packaging, INC. in Milan, IL has 2 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Farmers Cooperative Compress to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$4,581
Employees Affected
1
WHD Violations
2
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$4,581
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$4,581

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Farmers Cooperative Compress owed $4,581 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing

How Farmers Cooperative Compress compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Farmers Cooperative Compress Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use Farmers Cooperative Compress's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • Farmers Cooperative Compress also carries $4,581 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Farmers Cooperative Compress been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Farmers Cooperative Compress, resulting in $4,581 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Farmers Cooperative Compress operate in?
Farmers Cooperative Compress operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 493130). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Farmers Cooperative Compress owes me wages?
If you believe Farmers Cooperative Compress owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $4,581 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Farmers Cooperative Compress's safety record compare to industry average?
Farmers Cooperative Compress's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, Export Packaging, INC. in Milan, IL is a similar transportation & warehousing employer with $4,585 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.