The inspection began on Sep 17, 2019 on a referral, in Birmingham.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,101 and now stand at $11,271, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Grimco, Inc. averages $11,271 (1 cited inspection).
Grimco, 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.
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Incident on Sep 9, 2019: Employee lacerates finger on shear press machine
At 1:00 p.m. on September 9, 2019, an employee was cutting a sheet of metal with a shear press machine. The employee placed his hand under the blade and lacerated his right index finger on the blade of the machine. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Birmingham site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 6 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Bir
Birmingham · 2025
6
0
0
0.0
2.3
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.
While loading a piece of metal into a shear, an employee's finger contacted the shear blade. The employee sustained a laceration to his index finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)
(ii) Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.
(2) Point of operation guards. (i) Every point of operation guard shall meet the following design, construction, application, and adjustment requirements:
Other other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers employers in Alabama
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.
