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ABB INC.

4805 2ND STREET, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661
Operated by ABB Ltd · 1 of 50 establishments
811310Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
EIN 363100018

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OSHA inspections
1
over 17 years
Violations
4
$4,781 in penalties
Penalties
$4,781
$1,195 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

ABB INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $4,781 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 74 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ABB INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$4,781
$1,195 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $4,781 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0179 G03 IX11$1,406Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311$1,125Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,125Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$1,125Jan 2009Jan 2009

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 8113 within AL. Peer group: 74 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $1,538
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.4

Reported for 63 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ABB INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ABB INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ABB INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for ABB Ltd, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ABB Ltd locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-038632Unfair labor practiceOct 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-RC-015802Representation electionAug 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ABB INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ABB INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
3
Total payments
$47.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2010-09-29. Most recent: 2022-12-02. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 2 cases · 1 plea/conviction · $17,100,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. ABB, Ltd
ABB Ltd. · ABB
Dec 2022DPFCPAVirginia - EasternNo
USA v. ABB Inc
ABB, Inc.
Oct 2010pleaFCPAUSDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section$17,100,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-12-29Complaint44$4,781

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ABB INC. is one of 50 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ABB Ltd.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ABB Ltd across all 50 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by ABB Ltd, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • ABB INC.JEFFERSON CITY, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
  • ABB INC.CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS — 3 federal enforcement records
  • ABBSAINT LOUIS, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB, INCSAINT LOUIS, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB, INC.SHARONVILLE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB INC.BLAND, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB INCEASTON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB, INC.LEWISBURG, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB, INC.WICKLIFFE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
  • ABB INCORPORATEDINDIANAPOLIS, IN — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABB INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ABB Ltd, which operates 50 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ABB INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ABB INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $4,781 in total penalties.
How does ABB INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ABB INC. operates in the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. ABB INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.