GOLD KIST, INC.
GOLD KIST ST, Boaz, AL 35957
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Inspection records
Nov 9, 2005#309434264Nov 9, 2005Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#309434264$3,7502 viol.2 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #309434264
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 28, 2006
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Street, Boaz, AL 35957
- 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.
Four employees are scalded with hot oil
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 II | Serious | 4 | 4 | $5,000 | $3,750 | May 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 5, 2006 | - | - |
Oct 16, 1997#300961331Oct 16, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#300961331$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300961331
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 16, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 1997
- Closed
- Nov 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Road, Boaz, AL 35957
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Oct 16, 1997#300961323Oct 16, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#300961323$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300961323
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 16, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 1997
- Closed
- Nov 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 650
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Road, Boaz, AL 35957
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jul 29, 1997#300960226Jul 29, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300960226$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300960226
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 1997
- Closed
- Jul 29, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 650
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Road, Boaz, AL 35957
- 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.
Apr 11, 1990#18388892Apr 11, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#18388892$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #18388892
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 6, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $240
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Road, Boaz, AL 35957
- 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 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $240 | $0 | May 12, 1990 | - | - |
Feb 15, 1990#106226475Feb 15, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106226475$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106226475
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 15, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 16, 1990
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist Road, Boaz, AL 35957
- 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.
Nov 8, 1983#13212048Nov 8, 1983Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#13212048$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13212048
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 8, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 8, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 14, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 415
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Gold Kist St Ala Hwy 168 West, Boaz, AL 35957
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 22, 1976#13228176Jun 22, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13228176$2056 viol.6 violations$205 in penalties
Inspection #13228176
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 1976
- Closed
- Jul 13, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 475
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $205
- Penalties on Record
- $205
- Site Address
- Gold Kist St, Boaz, AL 35957
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 8 | - | $30 | $30 | Jul 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 K01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Other | 2 | - | $40 | $40 | Jul 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Other | 4 | - | $40 | $40 | Jul 16, 1976 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 A01 | Other | 100 | - | $95 | $95 | Jul 30, 1976 | - | - |
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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.
8 inspections, 1976 to 2005. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
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