Inspection 348288937 OPENED JUN 4, 2025Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Kamtek, Inc. in Alabama 10 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 4, 2025 on a referral, in Birmingham.
In all, OSHA issued 19 citation items: 16 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $49,435; today they stand at $36,635, 26% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.305 (electrical wiring methods), 4 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Kamtek, Inc. averages $8,718 across 2 cited inspections.
Kamtek, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 347820938 OPENED OCT 17, 2024Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347695777 OPENED AUG 19, 2024Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347379810 OPENED MAR 27, 2024Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346115553 OPENED AUG 1, 2022Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $7,925 | $7,925 | Sep 22, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 22, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 346005960 OPENED JUN 8, 2022Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles |
Other-than-serious | $9,510 | $9,510 | Aug 15, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 346008378 OPENED JUN 8, 2022Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345453849 OPENED JUL 29, 2021Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
2 older inspections
Inspection 344395124 OPENED OCT 22, 2019Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 17, 2019: Employee crushes finger by passing guard, is later amputated
At 9:00 p.m. on October 17, 2019, an employee was operating a shear machine to cut a small sheet of metal. The employee bypassed the guard by sliding his finger under the bar while pushing the metal forward. The employee's hand was struck by a spring located in the machine. The employee's left middle finger was crushed by the spring and later amputated by a surgeon at the hospital, where he was admitted.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 315512541 OPENED JUN 29, 2011Closed
1595 Sterilite Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $3,000 | $1,800 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(ivc) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(ivd) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 28, 2011 | Closed |
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 Birmingham site logged 67 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 998 workers: 6.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 109 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamtek Inc Birmingham · 2025 | 998 | 67 | 10 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
| Kamtek Inc. Birmingham · 2023 | 1,172 | 96 | 7 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Kamtek Inc. - 1595 Sterilite Drive Birmingham · 2022 | 1,243 | 89 | 8 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| Kamtek, Inc. Birmingham · 2019 | 1,586 | 46 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
May 27, 2025, Birmingham: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · thumb(s)
An employee was adjusting a metal coil on a press when his left hand became caught between the arm of the coil holder and the coil. Their thumb was cut and partially amputated.
Mar 19, 2024, Birmingham: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was removing a scrap bun from a scrap conveyor when a part of the scrap struck their left middle fingertip against another part, resulting in an amputation.
Jun 1, 2023, Birmingham: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · wrist(s)
An employee was walking in a forklift area. The employee tripped, fell into a rack of stored aluminum stampings, and suffered a laceration to his wrist from one of the stampings. The employee was hospitalized.
Feb 9, 2022, Birmingham: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was changing out auto parts on stamping racks when a part fell out of the rack. The employee got off the lift she was operating and tried to place the part back on the rack when the part cut her index and middle fingers.
Oct 17, 2019, Birmingham: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was feeding a sheet of metal into a shear machine when his finger came in contact with a spring in the machine, resulting in a left middle finger amputation.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)
(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles
29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels
29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
Other motor vehicle metal stamping employers in Alabama
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- Iljin America Corporation Auburn · 1 citation · $5,628
- Hwaseung Automotive USA LLC Enterprise · 4 citations · $29,542
- Gestamp Alabama, LLC Mc Calla · 6 citations · $27,599
- Johnson Controls, Inc. Clanton · 6 citations · $6,285
- Newman Technology of Alabama, Inc. Albertville · 13 citations · $141,112
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