GOLD KIST AGRISERVICE, INC.
4800 LAKE PARK DR., GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
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Inspection records
Aug 13, 1998#300966124Aug 13, 1998FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#300966124$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #300966124
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 21, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 4800 Lake Park Dr., Guntersville, AL 35976
- 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.
Electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 C03 IIIA | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $3,000 | Aug 21, 1998 | - | - |
May 19, 1998#300964665May 19, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300964665$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #300964665
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 19, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 4800 Lake Park Dr., Guntersville, AL 35976
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,500 | Jun 2, 1998 | - | - |
Jul 16, 1997#300959822Jul 16, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300959822$68,25016 viol.16 violations$68,250 in penalties
Inspection #300959822
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 16, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 16, 1997
- Closed
- Dec 19, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 33
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 1 willful, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $97,000
- Penalties on Record
- $68,250
- Site Address
- 4800 Lake Park Dr., Guntersville, AL 35976
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (12 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $2,500 | $0 | Nov 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Nov 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 7 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID | Serious | 7 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 4 | - | $3,500 | $1,750 | Nov 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Serious | 1 | - | $5,000 | $2,500 | Nov 6, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.272 Grain Handling Facilities OSHA citation code: 19100272 J02 II | Willful | 1 | 1 | $70,000 | $56,000 | Nov 6, 1997 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 31, 1994#109198085Aug 31, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#109198085$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109198085
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 31, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 1994
- Closed
- Aug 31, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4800 Lake Park Dr., Guntersville, AL 35976
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About 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.
4 inspections, 1994 to 1998. 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).
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