NORMAN W. FRIES, INC.
8816 US HWY 301 N, CLAXTON, GA 30417 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Jul 22, 2020#344846852Jul 22, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344846852$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344846852
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2020
- Closed
- Jan 15, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Sep 26, 2019#344336755Sep 26, 2019Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#344336755$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344336755
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 26, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 26, 2019
- Closed
- Sep 30, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 13, 2019#344079058Jun 13, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344079058$13,6403 viol.3 violations$13,640 in penalties
Inspection #344079058
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 2019
- Final Order
- Nov 13, 2019
- Closed
- Nov 18, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,049
- Penalties on Record
- $13,640
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.29 OSHA citation code: 19100029 B01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $9,472 | $7,578 | - | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| 01001B | 1910.28 OSHA citation code: 19100028 B11 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| 01002 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,577 | $6,062 | - | Nov 13, 2019 |
Oct 3, 2017#342678349Oct 3, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342678349$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342678349
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 3, 2017
- Closed
- Apr 6, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
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 suffers hand amputation in chicken cutting machine
Jun 20, 2017#342422854Jun 20, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#342422854$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342422854
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 20, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 19, 2017
- Closed
- Nov 28, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Jun 20, 2017#342417409Jun 20, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#342417409$5,0793 viol.3 violations$5,079 in penalties
Inspection #342417409
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 20, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 2017
- Final Order
- Jan 8, 2018
- Closed
- Jan 23, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,465
- Penalties on Record
- $5,079
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,465 | $5,079 | Jan 11, 2018 | - | Jan 8, 2018 |
| 02001 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 B02 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 2018 | - | Jan 8, 2018 |
| 02002 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Jan 8, 2018 |
Sep 8, 2016#341759967Sep 8, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341759967$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341759967
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 8, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 2016
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8816 Us Hwy 301 N, Claxton, GA 30417
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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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.
7 inspections, 2016 to 2020. 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.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 22,553 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: poultry processing reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 2.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source