FOSTER FARMS
2960 CHERRY AVE, FRESNO, CA 93706 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Mar 21, 2025#348126533Mar 21, 2025Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#348126533$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348126533
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 7, 2025
- Closed
- Jul 10, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 W. Belgravia Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Sep 19, 2017#342649035Sep 19, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342649035$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342649035
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 15, 2018
- Closed
- Feb 16, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2960 S. Cherry Ave., Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Nov 16, 2015#341058196Nov 16, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#341058196$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341058196
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 16, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 24, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2960 S. Cherry Ave., Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Aug 12, 2015#340842467Aug 12, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340842467$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340842467
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 2015
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 13,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2960 S. Cherry Ave., Fresno, CA 93706
- 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 25, 2015#340733641Jun 25, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340733641$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340733641
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 19, 2015
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 650
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 W. Belgravia Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Nov 19, 2014#340102219Nov 19, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340102219$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340102219
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 18, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 W. Belgravia Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Jan 16, 2014#316726413Jan 16, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316726413$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316726413
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 16, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 16, 2014
- Closed
- Jan 22, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2960 S. Cherry Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Nov 10, 2010#312918568Nov 10, 2010Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#312918568$9,0001 viol.1 violation$9,000 in penalties
Inspection #312918568
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 2011
- Contested
- Apr 5, 2011
- Final Order
- Nov 15, 2012
- Closed
- Jan 16, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,850
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,000
- Penalties on Record
- $9,000
- Site Address
- 2960 S. Cherry Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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's fingers are amputated by meat processing machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 C | Serious | 1 | 3 | $18,000 | $9,000 | Mar 22, 2011 | Apr 5, 2011 | Nov 15, 2012 |
May 6, 2010#312914880May 6, 2010Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#312914880$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312914880
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2010
- Closed
- Sep 9, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 W Belgravia Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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.
Chicken plant worker amputates finger on equipment
Dec 15, 2009#312913403Dec 15, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#312913403$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312913403
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 23, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 W Belgravia Ave, Fresno, CA 93706
- 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 slips, punctures abdomen
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.
21 inspections, 1993 to 2025. 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, 23,612 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