CHEROKEE NITROGEN L.L.C.
1080 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, CHEROKEE, AL 35616 · NAICS 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jun 18, 2019#344092838Jun 18, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344092838$11,2724 viol.4 violations$11,272 in penalties
Inspection #344092838
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 4, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 108
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,272
- Penalties on Record
- $11,272
- Site Address
- 1080 Industrial Drive, Cherokee, AL 35616
- Industry
- 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
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 suffers burns when struck by nitric acid release
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $9,661 | $9,661 | Nov 29, 2019 | - | Dec 4, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2019 | - | Dec 4, 2019 |
| 01001C | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2019 | - | Dec 4, 2019 |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B02 | Other | 1 | 4 | $1,611 | $1,611 | Nov 29, 2019 | - | Dec 4, 2019 |
Feb 14, 2017#342103975Feb 14, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342103975$9,1421 viol.1 violation$9,142 in penalties
Inspection #342103975
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 14, 2017
- Final Order
- May 2, 2017
- Closed
- May 11, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 105
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,142
- Penalties on Record
- $9,142
- Site Address
- 1080 Industrial Drive, Cherokee, AL 35616
- Industry
- 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
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 fall from truck and injures head and spine
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) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,142 | $9,142 | - | May 2, 2017 |
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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.
2 inspections, 2017 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Chemical Manufacturing, 12,102 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturing reported 2.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 43.6%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source