OSHA has inspected Quality Fab, Inc. 4 times in Alabama since 2014.
The latest one began on Nov 19, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Ariton.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,740 and now stand at $9,032, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.
Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.213.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Quality Fab, Inc. averages $2,532 (1 cited inspection).
Quality Fab, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company8 Powell Circle, Ariton, AL 36311 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $4,220 | $2,532 | Feb 28, 2025 | Final |
8 Powell Circle, Ariton, AL 36311 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
8 Powell Circle, Ariton, AL 36311 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $2,380 | $1,500 | Jun 3, 2014 | Final |
8 Powell Circle, Ariton, AL 36311 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $2,380 | $2,000 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $1,785 | $1,000 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $2,975 | $2,000 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 2014 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Ariton site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 44 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 13 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Fab Inc Ariton · 2025 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Home Base Ariton · 2024 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)
(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1)
(c) Hand-fed ripsaws. (1) Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be po
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2)
(2) Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf. It shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position. The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted. The provision of a spreader in connection with grooving, dadoing, or rabbeting is not required. On the completion of such operations, the spreader shall be immediately replaced.
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