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Koam Maintenance: OSHA inspections and violations

Montgomery, Alabama · Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811118

1inspections
14citation items
$44,000current penalties
Dec 14, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Koam Maintenance once in Alabama.

The inspection began on Dec 14, 2022 after a complaint, in Montgomery.

That inspection ended with 14 citation items: 13 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $71,878 and now stand at $44,000, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.

Gas welding and cutting comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.253.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Koam Maintenance averages $44,000 (1 cited inspection).

Koam Maintenance also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Koam Maintenance: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346397862 OPENED DEC 14, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2024

4520 Selma Highway, Montgomery, AL 36108 · Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$10,938$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$10,938$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$10,938$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$6,250$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$10,938$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$7,813$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$6,250$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$7,813$5,500Feb 22, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(5)(v) · Gas welding and cutting
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 22, 2023Final

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 Montgomery site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 18 workers: 7.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
KOAM Maintenance, LLC
Montgomery · 2025
18 227.93.1
Maintenance
Montgomery · 2024
25 000.01.5
KOAM Maintenance
Montgomery · 2022
22 114.71.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

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 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other other automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance employers in Alabama

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