WAYNE FARMS, LLC
700 MCDONALD AVE, ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Nov 23, 2020#345036917Nov 23, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345036917$4,8281 viol.1 violation$4,828 in penalties
Inspection #345036917
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 23, 2020
- Final Order
- May 20, 2021
- Closed
- May 20, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 850
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,046
- Penalties on Record
- $4,828
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Ave, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 II | Serious | 1 | 8 | $8,046 | $4,828 | - | May 20, 2021 |
Jan 13, 2020#344553938Jan 13, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344553938$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344553938
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 2020
- Closed
- Mar 4, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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 lacerates abdomen while deboning chicken leg
Jun 19, 2019#344099312Jun 19, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344099312$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344099312
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Aug 2, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 875
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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.
Jun 8, 2016#341547461Jun 8, 2016Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#341547461$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341547461
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 8, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 25, 2016
- Closed
- Dec 15, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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.
Aug 19, 2015#340874338Aug 19, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340874338$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340874338
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2016
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 875
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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 3, 2014#339933392Sep 3, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339933392$3,9602 viol.2 violations$3,960 in penalties
Inspection #339933392
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 3, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2014
- Final Order
- Dec 1, 2014
- Closed
- Dec 2, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 875
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,600
- Penalties on Record
- $3,960
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,600 | $3,960 | Nov 18, 2014 | - | Dec 1, 2014 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 2014 | - | Dec 1, 2014 |
May 10, 2004#307640474May 10, 2004Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#307640474$20,50013 viol.13 violations$20,500 in penalties
Inspection #307640474
Dates
- Opened
- May 10, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 1, 2004
- Contested
- Oct 14, 2004
- Final Order
- Apr 25, 2008
- Closed
- May 1, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 repeat, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $35,500
- Penalties on Record
- $20,500
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,500 | Oct 7, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,000 | Sep 23, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
| 01004 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Sep 23, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
| 01006A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $500 | Sep 23, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
| 01006B | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
| 01007A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $0 | Sep 23, 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 | Apr 25, 2005 |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 20, 2004#307640094Apr 20, 2004FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#307640094$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307640094
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 2004
- Closed
- Mar 18, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 848
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 700 Mcdonald Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 his head was caught between cages
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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.
8 inspections, 2004 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 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