Establishment profile
SOUTHERN STATES, LLC
30 GEORGIA AVENUE, HAMPTON, GA, 30228
335313 — Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing
Summary
SOUTHERN STATES, LLC has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $5,945 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHERN STATES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
45% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3353 within GA. Peer group: 18 employers. This establishment has 36 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 35 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) · Feb 2016 – Aug 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2023 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), 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 16, 2017 | Laceration,Saw,Wrist | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years 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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $4,884 in backwages · 3 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 | All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $4,884 | 3 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN STATES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in GA — for SOUTHERN STATES, LLC, 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 SOUTHERN STATES, LLC locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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 SOUTHERN STATES, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-24 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-02-17 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,250 | |
| 1986-12-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-10-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-12-01 | Planned | 10 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-07-24 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-12 | Accident | 3 | 3 | $560 | |
| 1975-05-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-01-08 | Planned | 17 | — | $135 | |
| 1974-02-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- HVB AE POWER SYSTEMS, INC.SUWANEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHERN STATES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONHAMPTON — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHERN STATES, 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.
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Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHERN STATES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHERN STATES, LLC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $5,945 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHERN STATES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHERN STATES, LLC operates in the switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. SOUTHERN STATES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.7.