GROWERS FERTILIZER
312 N. BUENA VISTA DRIVE, LAKE ALFRED, FL 32850
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Inspection records
Apr 12, 2012#316494574Apr 12, 2012Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#316494574$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316494574
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 2012
- Closed
- Aug 10, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 312 N. Buena Vista Dr., Lake Alfred, FL 33850
- Industry
- 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 7, 2010#315037895Oct 7, 2010Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#315037895$8933 viol.3 violations$893 in penalties
Inspection #315037895
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 7, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 21, 2010
- Closed
- Feb 4, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,785
- Penalties on Record
- $893
- Site Address
- 312 N. Buena Vista Dr., Lake Alfred, FL 33850
- Industry
- 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $1,785 | $893 | Jan 26, 2011 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 2011 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2011 | - | - |
Aug 6, 2010#314843145Aug 6, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#314843145$30,60020 viol.20 violations$30,600 in penalties
Inspection #314843145
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 2010
- Contested
- Dec 21, 2010
- Final Order
- Nov 2, 2011
- Closed
- Jan 1, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 18 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $38,250
- Penalties on Record
- $30,600
- Site Address
- 312 N. Buena Vista Dr., Lake Alfred, FL 33850
- Industry
- 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01003 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01004 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,250 | $1,000 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01005 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Nov 25, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01006 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 IV | Serious | 2 | 7 | $1,750 | $1,400 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01007 | 1910.27 OSHA citation code: 19100027 D03 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01009 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 B02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,250 | $1,000 | Dec 6, 2010 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01010 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Dec 16, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01011 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Dec 16, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| 01012 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dec 21, 2010 | Nov 2, 2011 |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 1, 1991#106389364Mar 1, 1991FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#106389364$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #106389364
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 1, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1991
- Closed
- May 8, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 312 N. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Alfred, FL 32850
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 killed when crushed by overturning loader
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 | May 7, 1991 | - | - |
Oct 10, 1990#106206782Oct 10, 1990FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#106206782$6005 viol.5 violations$600 in penalties
Inspection #106206782
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 11, 1990
- Contested
- Nov 29, 1990
- Closed
- Jan 14, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- 312 No. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 crushed to death when caught in capstan
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Nov 29, 1990. Final orders are recorded through Jul 17, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 G | Serious | 1 | 1 | $420 | $420 | Nov 20, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | Jul 17, 1991 |
| 01003 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 C02 V | Serious | 1 | 2 | $180 | $180 | Nov 3, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | Jul 17, 1991 |
| 02001 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 D02 I | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 VIC | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 3, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 8, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | - |
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About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
5 inspections, 1990 to 2012. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.