Establishment profile
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC
926 AL 123, HARTFORD, AL, 36344
Operated by Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC
115111 — Cotton Ginning
EIN 320340153
Summary
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 6 years of recorded history.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, 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,
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 42 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 7 violations · $1,166 in backwages · $4,827 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2A agricultural visa | Dec 2019 | 1 | 6 | 1 | $1,166 | $4,062 |
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | Dec 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | $765 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · $1,166 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2017 – Dec 2019 | Cotton Ginning | $1,166 | 1 |
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 SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, 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 SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-26 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cotton ginning within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LOCK GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLCTAYLOR — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLTVILLE GIN COOPERATIVE, INC.DEATSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WIREGRASS GIN COMPANY, L.L.C.DOTHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- Frank Currie Gin Company, Inc.Atmore — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, 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 Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
- How does SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC operates in the cotton ginning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.3. SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.