Establishment profile
AVIAGEN, INC.
391 BEASLEY STREET, BLAIRSVILLE, GA, 30512
Operated by Aviagen · 1 of 8 establishments
112340 — Poultry Hatcheries
EIN 460814453
Summary
AVIAGEN, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $18,666 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AVIAGEN, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $18,666 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III | 1 | 1 | $9,457 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A03 | 1 | 1 | $2,984 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $2,085 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,838 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,103 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 1123 within GA. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 156 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2019
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2019 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Scalp | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2019 | Agriculture,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cleaning,Climbing on Ladder,Descending Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Struck Against | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2014 – Mar 2016 | Poultry Hatcheries | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AVIAGEN, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in GA — for Aviagen, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Aviagen locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-CA-295968 | Unfair labor practice | May 2022 | May 2022 | Closed | Region 12, Tampa, Florida |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AVIAGEN, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AVIAGEN, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AVIAGEN, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Complaint | 1 | — | $9,457 | |
| 2019-10-15 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,984 | |
| 2014-06-23 | Programmed Related | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 2011-08-08 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $2,085 | |
| 2011-08-08 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $2,940 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AVIAGEN, INC. is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Aviagen.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Aviagen across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in poultry hatcheries within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLUMBIA FARMS OF GEORGIACOMER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONELLIJAY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONTALMO — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBIA FARMS OF GEORGIA, INC.LAVONIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- LATHEM FARMS, INC.PENDERGRASS — 1 federal enforcement record
- Tyson Foods Inc.DAHLONEGA — 1 federal enforcement record
- TYSON ORGLETHORPE HATCHERYOGLETHORPE — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Aviagen, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AVIAGEN, INC.ELKMONT, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- AVIAGEN, INCATHENS, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Aviagen locationsParent rollup
- Poultry HatcheriesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Hatcheries in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AVIAGEN, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Aviagen, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AVIAGEN, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AVIAGEN, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $18,665.8 in total penalties.
- How does AVIAGEN, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AVIAGEN, INC. operates in the poultry hatcheries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. AVIAGEN, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.36 compared to an industry average of 2.8.