KOCH FOODS OF ASHLAND LLC
515 TYSON ROAD, ASHLAND, AL 36251 · NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing
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Inspection records
Jul 28, 2021#345454375Jul 28, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345454375$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345454375
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 24, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 26, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 430
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- 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 7, 2021#345347058Jun 7, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345347058$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345347058
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 2021
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- 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 is caught in rotating shaft of leg quarter machine
Sep 17, 2019#344323423Sep 17, 2019Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#344323423$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344323423
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 17, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 2019
- Closed
- Mar 3, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 30, 2017#342739406Oct 30, 2017FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#342739406$19,5002 viol.2 violations$19,500 in penalties
Inspection #342739406
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2017
- Contested
- Apr 19, 2018
- Final Order
- Mar 11, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 12, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,868
- Penalties on Record
- $19,500
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- 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 skull is crushed in a rotating sunflower wheel and
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 III B | Other | 1 | 5 | $12,934 | $6,566 | May 13, 2019 | Apr 19, 2018 | Mar 11, 2019 |
| 01003 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $12,934 | $12,934 | Apr 19, 2018 | Mar 11, 2019 |
Mar 30, 2015#340509769Mar 30, 2015Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#340509769$1,1251 viol.1 violation$1,125 in penalties
Inspection #340509769
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2015
- Final Order
- Jun 25, 2015
- Closed
- Jul 7, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 427
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,250
- Penalties on Record
- $1,125
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 B04 IV | Other | 1 | 2 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Jun 12, 2015 | - | Jun 25, 2015 |
May 27, 2009#313143729May 27, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#313143729$2,0001 viol.1 violation$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #313143729
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Contested
- Oct 26, 2009
- Final Order
- May 6, 2010
- Closed
- Sep 8, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 515 Tyson Road, Ashland, AL 36251
- 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) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Oct 14, 2009 | Oct 26, 2009 | May 6, 2010 |
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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.
6 inspections, 2009 to 2021. 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