CARGILL, INC.
WILLIAM STREET, BUENA VISTA, GA 31803 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Jul 22, 1993#106514169Jul 22, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#106514169$9,1809 viol.9 violations$9,180 in penalties
Inspection #106514169
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 8, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 940
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,300
- Penalties on Record
- $9,180
- Site Address
- Williams Street, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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.
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's eyes burned in chemical reaction explosion
Violations
Violation list (7 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII | Serious | 2 | 10 | $1,700 | $1,020 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B08 | Serious | 1 | 500 | $1,700 | $1,020 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,700 | $1,020 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,275 | $765 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 4 | 10 | $2,975 | $1,785 | Dec 14, 1993 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 3 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 VI | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,975 | $1,785 | Nov 15, 1993 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 12, 1992#109471953May 12, 1992Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#109471953$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109471953
Dates
- Opened
- May 12, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- May 14, 1992
- Closed
- Sep 3, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 620
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Williams Street, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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.
Oct 13, 1988#17766395Oct 13, 1988Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#17766395$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17766395
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 13, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 1988
- Closed
- Oct 17, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Williams Street, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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.
Jun 1, 1988#17766486Jun 1, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#17766486$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #17766486
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 1988
- Closed
- Oct 17, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- William Street, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A01 | Other | 1 | 344 | $0 | $0 | Oct 3, 1988 | - | - |
Jan 17, 1987#101865509Jan 17, 1987Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#101865509$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #101865509
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 21, 1987
- Closed
- Mar 19, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 262
- 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
- William St., Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C02 I | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 25, 1987 | - | - |
Sep 20, 1983#13034517Sep 20, 1983Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#13034517$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13034517
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 20, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 20, 1983
- Closed
- Sep 27, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Williams St, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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.
Jul 27, 1983#13169933Jul 27, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13169933$90015 viol.15 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #13169933
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 1983
- Closed
- Sep 28, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- Williams St, Buena Vista, GA 31803
- 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 (7 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | - | $240 | $240 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | - | $240 | $240 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | 24 | - | $180 | $180 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 7 | - | $240 | $240 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 22 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1983 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
7 inspections, 1983 to 1993. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
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