The inspection began on Dec 16, 2019 on a referral, in Follett.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,000 and now stand at $3,000, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and WHB Cattle, LP averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).
WHB Cattle, LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Texas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
391employers cited
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Incident on Dec 14, 2019: Employee is struck by bull and incurs multiple injuries
At 3:30 p.m. on December 14, 2019, an employee had finished moving cows around from one pen to another and was closing the fence. While attempting to close the fence gate, a bull struck her. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken shoulder or collar and a possible collapsed lung.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Follett site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 43 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Follett Dairy
Follett · 2025
43
0
0
0.0
4.7
Follett Farming
Follett · 2025
26
1
0
3.2
4.7
Follett Calves
Follett · 2025
11
0
0
0.0
4.7
Follett Dairy Farm
Follett · 2023
93
1
0
0.9
4.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Dec 14, 2019, Follett: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was moving cows from one area to another area. When she attempted to close a fence gate, a bull struck her. She was hospitalized with a broken shoulder or collarbone and a possible collapsed lung.
Nov 25, 2017, Follett: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · multiple head locations
An employee ran into a pipe fence while operating an ATV, suffering head/facial injuries.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
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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.
