Establishment profile
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC
1048 OLD PELHAM RD, CLIMAX, GA, 39834
115111 — Cotton Ginning
EIN 320340153
Summary
SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $5,070 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 24th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years 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, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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,
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 1151 within GA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; 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 65 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) · Dec 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | 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.
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 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. 1 statute · 12 violations · $12,795 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2020 | 1 | 12 | 11 | $12,795 | — |
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 · $12,795 in backwages · 11 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 – Dec 2020 | Cotton Ginning | $12,795 | 11 |
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 →
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 SOWEGA COTTON GIN & WAREHOUSE, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,070 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in cotton ginning within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- COLLINS GIN, LLCWAYNESBORO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SCREVEN GIN CO., INC.SYLVANIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PINECLIFF PLANTERS COTTON GIN, LLCCAMILLA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BOSTON GIN COMPANYBOSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRICO GIN & PEANUT, INC.UNADILLA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHEASTERN GIN, INC.SURRENCY — 1 federal enforcement record
- Tri-County Gin, Inc.Douglas — 1 federal enforcement record
- BULLOCH GIN, INC.BROOKLET — 1 federal enforcement record
- FINDLAY GIN COMPANYVIENNA — 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.
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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 $5,070.4 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 4.3 compared to an industry average of 2.7.