Establishment profile
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC
900 16TH STREET NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35203
Operated by Flowers Foods · 1 of 177 establishments
311812 — Commercial Bakeries
EIN 630334970
Summary
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $13,631 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 43rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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 2 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $13,631 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 2 | 2 | $6,868 | Feb 2019 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $6,763 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3118 within AL. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 258 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) · Oct 2018 – Feb 2024 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2024 | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Conveyor,Finger,Hand,Laceration,Nip Point,Sprocket | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC 900 16TH N · BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35203 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 3 | 0 | — | Feb 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-22 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,868 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,763 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC is one of 177 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Flowers Foods.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Flowers Foods across all 177 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in commercial bakeries within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SARA LEE BAKERY GROUPMOBILE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TUSCALOOSA ORGANIC BAKING CO., LLCTUSCALOOSA — 1 federal enforcement record
- B. C. BUNDT, INC.BIRMINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SARA LEE FOOD & BEVERAGEMOBILE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BIMBO BAKERIES USAMADISON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SISTER SCHUBERT'S HOMEMADE ROLLS, INC.SARALAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT CO. #090MONTGOMERY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SARA LEE BAKERY GROUPDOTHAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF OPELIKA, LLCOPELIKA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Flowers Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TASTY BAKING COMPANYPHILADELPHIA, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF TYLER, LLCTYLER, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF HENDERSON LLCHENDERSON, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- HOLSUM BAKERY, INC.PHOENIX, AZ — 3 federal enforcement records
- FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MODESTO, LLCMODESTO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLSUM BAKERY, INC.TUCSON, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- TASTY BAKING COMPANYPHILADELPHIA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLSUM BAKERY, INC.TOLLESON, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF HOUSTON, LLCHOUSTON, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF OXFORD, INC.OXFORD, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Flowers Foods locationsParent rollup
- Commercial BakeriesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Commercial Bakeries in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC 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 Flowers Foods, which operates 177 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $13,630.6 in total penalties.
- How does FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.57 compared to an industry average of 2.5.