Montgomery, Alabama · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311119
8inspections
27citation items
$6,950current penalties
Mar 1, 2016last inspection
Cargill, Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Alabama, the first in 1973.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 1, 2016 on a referral, in Montgomery.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 27 citation items: 13 serious and 14 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $13,700 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,950, down 49%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.309, (11 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,873. Cargill, Inc. averages $4,200 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Cargill, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Alabama · latest 90 days of OSHA records
102employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Guntersville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 49 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Cargill, Inc. Guntersville
Guntersville · 2022
49
1
0
1.8
2.1
Montgomery site
Montgomery · 2022
23
1
1
4.4
2.6
Cargill Guntersville
Guntersville · 2021
51
0
0
0.0
2.1
Cargill-Montgomery, AL
Montgomery · 2021
28
1
0
3.6
2.6
Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain - Guntersville
Guntersville · 2020
46
0
0
0.0
2.1
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Montgomery · 2020
23
0
0
0.0
2.6
Cargill, Inc. - Guntersville
Guntersville · 2016
48
3
1
6.0
2.1
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 24, 2016, Montgomery: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was dusting off his work station when his thumb was caught in a chain and sprocket, amputating his right thumb tip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.