Establishment profile
WAYNE FARMS LLC
700 MCDONALD AVE, ALBERTVILLE, AL, 35950
Operated by Wayne Sanderson Farms · 1 of 91 establishments
311615 — Poultry Processing
EIN 582530930
Summary
WAYNE FARMS LLC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $31,788 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 95 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 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
38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $31,788 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $3,500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,828 | May 2021 | May 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E06 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 E | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3116 within AL. Peer group: 95 employers. This establishment has 16 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) · Feb 2017 – Jan 2020
Most frequent event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2020 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 28, 2017 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2020 | Abdomen,Deboning,Food processing,Knife,Laceration,Meat Processing,Slip | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Apr 20, 2004 | FRACTURE,HEAD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DUMPERFatality | 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 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 · 583 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2000 | 1 | 576 | 579 | — | — |
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | Apr 2000 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
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; 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 · 583 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1998 – Apr 2000 | Other Poultry Production | FLSAMSPA | 583 | 0 | — | — |
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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-RC-358702 | Representation election | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10-CA-291261 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2022 | Mar 2022 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-279366 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-225987 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2018 | Sep 2018 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 15-RC-160079 | Representation election | Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-119636 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2013 | Jan 2014 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10-RC-015813 | Representation election | Oct 2010 | Dec 2010 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-037154 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2007 | Jan 2008 | Closed | Region 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-23 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,828 | |
| 2020-01-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-06-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-06-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-08-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-09-03 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,960 | |
| 2004-05-10 | Unprogrammed Related | 13 | 6 | $23,000 | |
| 2004-04-20 | Accident | 0 | — | $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:
- WAYNE FARMS, LLCDECATUR — 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
- KOCH FOODS OF ALABAMA, LLCMONTGOMERY — 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, LLCDECATUR, 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
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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WAYNE FARMS LLC's OSHA violation history?
- WAYNE FARMS LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $31,787.6 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.