OSHA has inspected Process Equipment, Inc. 10 times in Alabama since 1983.
The latest one began on Mar 15, 2022 on a referral, in Pelham.
Those inspections ended with 38 citation items: 7 serious and 31 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $29,553 and now stand at $24,963, 16% lower after settlements or reviews.
Flammable liquids comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.106.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Process Equipment, Inc. averages $19,019 (1 cited inspection).
Process Equipment, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345354955 OPENED JUN 4, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2021
2770 Welborn Street, Pelham, AL 35124 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 28, 2021: Employee sustains crushed and amputated index finger from fa
At 5:45 p.m. on May 28, 2021, Employee #1 was placing a 6x6 angle iron weighing approximately 375 pounds on a plate for tack welding when the angle iron fell and landed on his index finger. The injury resulted in a crushed finger that was later medically amputated. He was hospitalized for treatment.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Pelham site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 391 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Mar 7, 2022, Pelham: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was using a 5-ton overhead crane, configured with a clamp, to lift a 1,320-pound metal plate. The clamp slipped and the plate struck the employee. Both of the employee's legs were broken.
May 28, 2021, Pelham: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a welding machine. A falling piece of metal landed on the employee's left hand, partially amputating the index finger.
Aug 23, 2018, Pelham: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
An employee was preparing two 12-inch by 40-foot pieces of channel iron to be marked and drilled. The two pieces were on work stands; while the employee was moving them closer together, they fell over, bounced off the stands, and struck the employee's lower left leg. He suffered a fracture to the leg, just above the ankle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
