Palletone, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Alabama, the first in 2020.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 30, 2026 on a referral, in Hartselle.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $20,902 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,259, down 3%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Palletone, Inc. averages $10,129 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Palletone, 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.
Alabama · latest 90 days of OSHA records
102employers cited
3 of them in the same industry
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Incident on Oct 7, 2020: Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by forklift
At 12:00 p.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee was walking back to his workstation after using the restroom. The employee was struck by a forklift traveling in a forward direction, carrying a dumpster. The employee was dragged/pushed 5-10 feet by the dumpster. The employee suffered bruises, contusions, and abrasions with hospitalization for observation.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Selma site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 48 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Palletone, Inc
Selma · 2025
48
0
0
0.0
4.6
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.
An employee was banding down material on a pallet when a forklift, parked behind him, rolled into his heel. He suffered severed tendons and a broken foot.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)
(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.
(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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)
(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.
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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.
