SOUTHERN HENS, INC
329 MOSELLE-SEMINARY RD, MOSELLE, MS 39459 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Jan 19, 2018#342890001Jan 19, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#342890001$9,2001 viol.1 violation$9,200 in penalties
Inspection #342890001
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 2018
- Final Order
- Jun 4, 2018
- Closed
- Jun 27, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,086
- Penalties on Record
- $9,200
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Road, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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 catches finger in pump flange's rotating parts and
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Other | 1 | 1 | $11,086 | $9,200 | Apr 13, 2018 | - | Jun 4, 2018 |
Aug 10, 2016#341694818Aug 10, 2016Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#341694818$12,0002 viol.2 violations$12,000 in penalties
Inspection #341694818
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 11, 2016
- Contested
- Dec 21, 2016
- Final Order
- Jul 18, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,663
- Penalties on Record
- $12,000
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle Seminary Road, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $7,000 | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Jul 18, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,663 | $5,000 | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Jul 18, 2019 |
Jul 3, 2014#339836991Jul 3, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#339836991$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339836991
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 3, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 3, 2014
- Closed
- Jul 11, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Road, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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.
Mar 4, 2014#339612541Mar 4, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339612541$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339612541
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 2014
- Closed
- May 20, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Road, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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.
Jul 10, 2013#339232290Jul 10, 2013Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#339232290$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339232290
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 10, 2013
- Closed
- Jul 10, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 820
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Road, Moselle, MS 39459
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Sep 18, 2012#336560396Sep 18, 2012Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#336560396$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #336560396
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 2012
- Closed
- Jan 15, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 817
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Rd, Moselle, MS 39459
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 9, 2012#336208780Sep 9, 2012Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#336208780$108,30046 viol.46 violations$108,300 in penalties
Inspection #336208780
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 9, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 2013
- Final Order
- Mar 28, 2013
- Closed
- Jun 20, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 817
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 46
- Violation Types
- 27 serious, 19 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $160,000
- Penalties on Record
- $108,300
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Rd, Moselle, MS 39459
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Violations
Violation list (5 of 46 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 200 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Apr 2, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Apr 2, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 |
| 01003 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Other | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | $0 | Apr 23, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 |
| 01004 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $3,000 | $0 | Apr 2, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 |
| 01005 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 19, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 46 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 5, 2010#313631020May 5, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#313631020$2,6313 viol.3 violations$2,631 in penalties
Inspection #313631020
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 29, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 850
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,631
- Penalties on Record
- $2,631
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Rd, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $975 | $975 | Jun 22, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | 1 | $828 | $828 | Jun 22, 2010 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $828 | $828 | Jun 22, 2010 | - | - |
Apr 12, 2005#306659830Apr 12, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306659830$10,8756 viol.6 violations$10,875 in penalties
Inspection #306659830
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 27, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 6, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 235
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,625
- Penalties on Record
- $10,875
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Rd, Moselle, MS 39459
- 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 (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 12 | 12 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jun 20, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV | Serious | 2 | 12 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Jun 20, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,875 | $1,875 | Jun 20, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 II | Serious | 12 | 12 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jun 20, 2005 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jun 17, 2005 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 25, 2003#306651464Sep 25, 2003Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#306651464$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306651464
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 2003
- Closed
- Nov 4, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 329 Moselle-Seminary Rd, Moselle, MS 39459
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | 4 | 0 - 1556 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 19, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 19, 2003 | - | - |
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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.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 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