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Universal Seed LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Independence, Oregon · Floriculture Production · NAICS 111422

4inspections
13citation items
$890current penalties
Jun 11, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Universal Seed LLC 4 times in Oregon since 2002.

The latest one began on Jun 11, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Salem; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 5 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $890 and still stand at $890.

comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 7041.2750.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Universal Seed LLC averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Universal Seed LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Universal Seed LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2002 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347542516 OPENED JUN 11, 2024Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

11045 Waypark Dr Ne, Salem, OR 97305 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR OAR 437-004-1110(6)(G)-4
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR OAR 437-004-1110(6)(A)-5
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR OAR 437-001-0765(5)-3
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 5, 2024Final

Inspection 310641030 OPENED MAR 19, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2007

3465 Independence Hwy, Independence, OR 97351 · Floriculture Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$100$100Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2a Serious$165$165Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2c Serious$0$0Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 17, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$500$500Apr 17, 2007Closed

Inspection 309607901 OPENED APR 19, 2006Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · Closed Jun 20, 2006

3465 Independence Hwy, Independence, OR 97351 · Floriculture Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 305576753 OPENED AUG 29, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2003

3465 Independence Hwy, Independence, OR 97351 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$125$125Oct 4, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2002Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Independence site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 55 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Universal Seed LLC
Independence · 2025
55 112.24.4
Universal Seed Co
Independence · 2021
44 204.82.9

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 7040.2500

29 CFR 7041.2750

29 CFR 7041.5050

29 CFR 7041.9700

29 CFR 7042.8101

29 CFR 7042.8600

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