FOSTER POULTRY FARMS DBA FOSTER FARMS
1700 S 13TH AVENUE, KELSO, WA 98626 · NAICS 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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Inspection records
Jun 9, 2000#303628366Jun 9, 2000FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#303628366$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303628366
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 17, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies after suffering a heart attack
Mar 31, 2000#302206131Mar 31, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302206131$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #302206131
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 31, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 24, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 10, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0240750101 OSHA citation code: 0240750101 A | Other | 1 | 600 | $0 | $0 | Jun 20, 2000 | - | - |
Nov 23, 1999#303102222Nov 23, 1999Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#303102222$7,6308 viol.8 violations$7,630 in penalties
Inspection #303102222
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 8, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,630
- Penalties on Record
- $7,630
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0241101103 OSHA citation code: 0241101103 A | Serious | 1 | 50 | $1,400 | $1,400 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0249560507 OSHA citation code: 0249560507 A 02 | Serious | 1 | 800 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 0245920501 | Serious | 3 | 800 | $1,190 | $1,190 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 0242302904 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,400 | $1,400 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01005 | 0249560902 OSHA citation code: 0249560902 A | Serious | 1 | 50 | $1,190 | $1,190 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01006 | 0249560902 OSHA citation code: 0249560902 B | Serious | 3 | 50 | $1,400 | $1,400 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0247350901 | Other | 1 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 23, 1999#302189857Nov 23, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302189857$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302189857
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 10, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 23, 1999#302189824Nov 23, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302189824$4,9003 viol.3 violations$4,900 in penalties
Inspection #302189824
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 8, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,900
- Penalties on Record
- $4,900
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0240780101 | Serious | 1 | 40 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0620013002 OSHA citation code: 0620013002 C | Serious | 1 | 40 | $1,400 | $1,400 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 0620903102 OSHA citation code: 0620903102 A | Serious | 1 | 40 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Dec 2, 1999 | - | - |
Jan 13, 1999#302157888Jan 13, 1999Referral (C) · No Inspection scope, Safety#302157888$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302157888
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 13, 1999
- Closed
- Jan 13, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- 650
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Sep 4, 1998#302159587Sep 4, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#302159587$7,3507 viol.7 violations$7,350 in penalties
Inspection #302159587
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1999
- Contested
- Apr 6, 1999
- Final Order
- Feb 29, 2000
- Closed
- Mar 30, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 630
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,400
- Penalties on Record
- $7,350
- Site Address
- 1700 S 13th St, Kelso, WA 98626
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0620008002 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,800 | $2,800 | Feb 21, 2000 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01002A | 0240750102 OSHA citation code: 0240750102 A | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,800 | $2,800 | Feb 21, 2000 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01002B | 0240750101 OSHA citation code: 0240750101 A | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 2000 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01002C | 0240004001 OSHA citation code: 0240004001 A 03 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 2000 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01002D | 0240004001 OSHA citation code: 0240004001 A 07 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 2000 | - | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01003 | 0241200301 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Feb 21, 2000 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
| 01005 | 0240004501 | Other | 1 | 10 | $1,050 | $0 | Mar 3, 1999 | Apr 6, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 |
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Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
17 inspections, 1998 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,617 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: meat processed from carcasses reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 3.2%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source