OSHA has inspected Phifer Incorporated 7 times in Alabama since 2012.
The latest one began on Mar 31, 2023 on a referral, in Tuscaloosa.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 7 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $77,443 and now stand at $62,461, 19% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Phifer Incorporated averages $11,040 (5 cited inspections).
Phifer Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 11 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 14, 2021: Employee?s finger is caught in machine sprockets and amputat
At 3:30 p.m. on July 14, 2021, Employee #1 was troubleshooting a winder machine when his right ring finger became caught between the sprockets and chain. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a right ring finger amputation.
Incident on Apr 11, 2018: Employee breaks arm in aluminum roller
At 1:25 p.m. on April 11, 2018, an employee was inspecting and rolling aluminum material commonly used for insect screens. The employee's hand became caught in the nip-point of the roller/take-up shaft, resulting in a fractured arm and subsequent hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Tuscaloosa site logged 43 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,099 workers: 3.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 840 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Phifer Incorporated
Tuscaloosa · 2023
1,099
43
31
3.7
2.6
Phifer Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa · 2022
1,357
58
26
4.4
2.6
Phifer Fayette
Fayette · 2022
122
13
9
11.7
2.6
Phifer Kauloosa
Tuscaloosa · 2020
1,283
78
50
6.3
2.6
Phifer- Columbus Street
Fayette · 2020
99
9
4
10.6
2.6
Phifer Temple Avenue
Fayette · 2018
50
4
3
12.1
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 11 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Nov 10, 2025, Tuscaloosa: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · hip(s) and knee(s)
An employee was walking to her work area when a three-wheeled electric golf cart stopped to give her a ride. As she was getting on, she lost her balance and fell to the concrete floor. She suffered injuries to the left hip and knee.
An employee was splicing two rolls together on a grading table. She was rethreading an apron through the rollers when her right hand was pulled into the rollers. The employee's right arm was crushed.
An employee was adjusting a rewinder switch when the rewinder cycled and ejected the lowering roller. His right foot was crushed between the roll and the rewinder.
Mar 23, 2023, Tuscaloosa: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
The injured employee was watching a co-worker operate a powered pallet jack when it pinned the employee's left leg against a piece of equipment. The employee's lower leg was broken.
An employee was operating a machine when his right hand contacted the belt/pulley assembly, resulting in the amputation of the distal 1/4 inch of his right ring finger.
Jun 10, 2021, Tuscaloosa: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a band saw with a shuttle vice and a machine vice. The machine vice closed on the employee's pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.
(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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(b)
(B) Where such operation does not endanger the trainee or other employees.
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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.
