GADSDEN, AL — 2019-06-19 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2019-06-19 00:00:00, OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN LLC in 501 PADEN ROAD, GADSDEN, AL 35903 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 344103064.

What this inspection record means

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN LLC
Site address: 501 PADEN ROAD
City: GADSDEN
State: AL
ZIP: 35903
Mailing: 501 PADEN ROAD, GADSDEN, AL 35903

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: A

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2019-06-19 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2019-12-06 00:00:00
Case closed: 2022-01-12 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-07-21 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-07-22 00:20:07

Establishment context

NAICS code: 311615
Employees: 800
Ownership type: A

Citations

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.250 A02

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Dec 10, 2019
Abate by: Jan 13, 2022
Penalty: Initial $9,661 · Current $6,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.250(a)(2)(i): Maximum safe floor load limits were exceeded:  a) On or about June 11, 2019 - New Second Floor Box Room, employees were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards when the maximum allowable design floor limit of 150 lbs. per square feet (PSF), exceeded the Dead Load + Live Load Combined Weight per Engineer of Record Drawings. The Live Load of one marinade pallet alone was 153.125 PSF (one pallet was approximately 4 feet by 4 feet or 16 square feet and weighed approximately 2,450 lbs. so 2,450 lbs./16SF equals 153.125 (PSF). The Engineers calculated Dead Load of 96.25 PSF and (a Pallets) Live Load of 153.125 PSF equals 249.375 PSF.

Recent events (3)

2022-01-03 00:00:00 — J (O) $6800
2020-01-09 00:00:00 — C (S) $9661
2019-12-10 00:00:00 — Z (S) $9661

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344103064.

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