WAYNE FARMS LLC
112 PLUGS DRIVE, DECATUR, AL 35601 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Oct 21, 2024#347826539Oct 21, 2024FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#347826539$33,1004 viol.4 violations$33,100 in penalties
Inspection #347826539
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 21, 2024
- Contested
- Apr 24, 2025
- Closed
- Oct 14, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 460
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $33,100
- Penalties on Record
- $33,100
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 dies from head trauma when struck by high pressure
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $16,550 | $16,550 | Jun 4, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | - |
| 01002A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $16,550 | $16,550 | Jun 4, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | - |
| 01002B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | - |
| 01002C | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | - |
Jan 12, 2023#346431265Jan 12, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346431265$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346431265
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 2023
- Closed
- Jun 23, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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.
Jul 20, 2022#346089931Jul 20, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346089931$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346089931
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 20, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 3, 2022
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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 15, 2022#346021124Jun 15, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346021124$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346021124
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 2022
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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.
Mar 17, 2022#345845416Mar 17, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345845416$14,5021 viol.1 violation$14,502 in penalties
Inspection #345845416
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 2, 2022
- Contested
- Sep 27, 2022
- Final Order
- Aug 16, 2023
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,502
- Penalties on Record
- $14,502
- Site Address
- 110 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $14,502 | $14,502 | Aug 23, 2023 | Sep 27, 2022 | Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 22, 2021#345598122Oct 22, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345598122$9,6001 viol.1 violation$9,600 in penalties
Inspection #345598122
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 2022
- Final Order
- May 10, 2022
- Closed
- Oct 12, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,674
- Penalties on Record
- $9,600
- Site Address
- 254 Lpsco Street, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Other | 1 | 2 | $13,674 | $9,600 | Jun 10, 2022 | - | May 10, 2022 |
Dec 1, 2020#345043533Dec 1, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345043533$7,5501 viol.1 violation$7,550 in penalties
Inspection #345043533
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 2021
- Final Order
- Mar 15, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 24, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,942
- Penalties on Record
- $7,550
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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 slips and falls, breaks forearm
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 A03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $10,942 | $7,550 | - | Mar 15, 2021 |
Oct 3, 2019#344356639Oct 3, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344356639$20,1875 viol.5 violations$20,187 in penalties
Inspection #344356639
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 21, 2020
- Closed
- May 19, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,838
- Penalties on Record
- $20,187
- Site Address
- 100 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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 amputates finger when reaching into packaging machi
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $10,814 | $7,570 | May 22, 2020 | - | Apr 21, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 3 | $10,814 | $7,570 | May 22, 2020 | - | Apr 21, 2020 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,210 | $5,047 | May 22, 2020 | - | Apr 21, 2020 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II C | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2020 | - | Apr 21, 2020 |
| 02002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II D | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2020 | - | Apr 21, 2020 |
Mar 27, 2017#342204229Mar 27, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342204229$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342204229
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 25, 2017
- Closed
- May 10, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 254 Lpsco Street, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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 falls from ladder and injures back
Jan 26, 2017#342075256Jan 26, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342075256$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342075256
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- May 25, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 14, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 375
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601
- 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's hand is caught in breading machine, fracturing ha
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Standards cited
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