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WAYNE FARMS LLC

808 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE, NE, DOTHAN, AL, 36303
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615Poultry Processing
EIN 582530930

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OSHA inspections
3
over 8 years
Violations
1
$8,771 in penalties
Penalties
$8,771
$8,771 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

WAYNE FARMS LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $8,771 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 29th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 95 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 57th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WAYNE FARMS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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

Inspections
3
0.4 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$8,771
$8,771 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $8,771 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$8,771Jan 2020Jan 2020

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

29th

Below average violations in NAICS 3116 within AL. Peer group: 95 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
51st
peer median: $8,324
Inspection frequency
57th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
3.7
vs industry
+2.3
TRIR
4.9
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 636 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Referral
3

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) · Jan 2016 – Dec 2022 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
9
Hospitalizations
9
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Dec 14, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 9, 2021Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 19, 2021Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Dec 2, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Nov 27, 2018Fall on same level due to slippingThigh(s)Hospitalized
Jul 31, 2018Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Dec 21, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningWrist(s)Hospitalized
Oct 31, 2017Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLower extremities, unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 22, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 2, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Food processing11
Jun 27, 2019Chemical Exposure,Citric Acid,Gas,Gas Leak,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Shortness of breath11
Dec 21, 2017Caught In,Conveyor Belt,Fracture,Wrist11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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 periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2019 – Sep 2021Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production0

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 WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for Wayne Sanderson Farms, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
3

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 Wayne Sanderson Farms 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.). 8 cases · 5 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-RC-358702Representation electionJan 2025Jan 2025ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
10-CA-291261Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022Mar 2022ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-279366Unfair labor practiceJul 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-225987Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
15-RC-160079Representation electionSep 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-119636Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
10-RC-015813Representation electionOct 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-037154Unfair labor practiceDec 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WAYNE FARMS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2M
Awards (all-time)
6

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-12-05Referral11$8,771
2019-06-27Referral0$0
2018-01-03Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WAYNE FARMS LLC is one of 91 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wayne Sanderson Farms.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wayne Sanderson Farms across all 91 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in poultry processing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAYNE FARMS 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 Wayne Sanderson Farms, which operates 91 establishments in our dataset.

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.

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Frequently asked

What is WAYNE FARMS LLC's OSHA violation history?
WAYNE FARMS LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $8,771 in total penalties.
How does WAYNE FARMS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
WAYNE FARMS LLC operates in the poultry processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. WAYNE FARMS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.72 compared to an industry average of 1.4.