Establishment profile
WAYNE FARMS, LLC
112 PLUGS DRIVE, DECATUR, AL, 35601
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 582530930
Summary
WAYNE FARMS, LLC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $105,123 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 95 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year 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, 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
53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within AL. Peer group: 95 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 50 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) · Jun 2015 – Oct 2022 · 5 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2022 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 10, 2015 | Nonclassifiable | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 3, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | 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 19, 2024 | Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Boiler,Drain Pipe,Falling Object,Head,High Pressure,High Pressure Pipe,Hot Water Tank,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Metal,Metal Pipe,Overpressure,Pipe,Repair,Skull,Struck By,Technician,Unsecured,Valve,WaterFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Forearm,Fracture,Slip | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Caught In,Farm,Farm Machinery,Finger,Food processing,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Processing,Pinch Point,Pinched,Sealing Machine | 1 | — | — | |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Fall,Ladder | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Caught In,Food Preparation,Forearm,Hand,Hopper,Machine Guarding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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 · 762 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2000 | 1 | 757 | 757 | — | — |
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | May 2000 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
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 · $0 in backwages · 0 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 – May 2000 | Poultry Processing | — | 0 |
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 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
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 4 | 4 | $33,100 | |
| 2023-01-12 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-06-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-03-17 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | |
| 2021-10-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $9,600 | |
| 2020-12-01 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,550 | |
| 2019-10-03 | Referral | 5 | 3 | $20,187 | |
| 2017-03-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-01-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-01-18 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $9,142 | |
| 2015-10-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-09-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $4,043 |
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:
- KOCH FOODS OF ALABAMA, LLCMONTGOMERY — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.ALBERTVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODS, INC.BLOUNTSVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCDOTHAN — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONGUNTERSVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCALBERTVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- KOCH FOODSMONTGOMERY — 3 federal enforcement records
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATIONRUSSELLVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- KEYSTONE FOODSBAKERHILL — 2 federal enforcement records
- FARM FRESH FOODS LLCGUNTERSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.HAZLEHURST, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCLAUREL, MS — 4 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCALBERTVILLE, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- WAYNE FARMS LLCDOTHAN, AL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.LAUREL, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS INC.BRYAN, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.COLLINS, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.WACO, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC.HAMMOND, LA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SANDERSON FARMS, LLCTYLER, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Wayne Sanderson Farms locationsParent rollup
- Poultry ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Poultry Processing in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →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.
Frequently asked
- What is WAYNE FARMS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- WAYNE FARMS, LLC has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $105,123.28 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 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
- Has WAYNE FARMS, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WAYNE FARMS, LLC.