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ALABAMA POWER CO

THIRD STREET, Sipsey, AL, 35584
Operated by Southern Company · 1 of 294 establishments
EIN 630004250

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OSHA inspections
1
over 42 years
Violations
2
$490 in penalties
Penalties
$490
$245 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

ALABAMA POWER CO has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 42 years of recorded history, with $490 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 47th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27,143 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 42 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
2
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$490
$245 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · accident
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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $490 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0955 A05 I11$490Nov 1983Nov 1983
29 CFR 1926.0955 A06 I11Nov 1983Nov 1983

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

47th

Below average violations. Peer group: 27,143 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $0
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
7.0
vs industry
TRIR
8.2
vs industry

Reported for 85 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.

Inspection breakdown

Accident
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 ALABAMA POWER CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 42+ years. Most recent activity: 42 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 ALABAMA POWER CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$60

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Southern Company operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor · $60 proposed / $60 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6087991
LANDMARK PLANT
Shelby, AL
contractor: Alabama Power Company
Sep 2005NoModNegligence$60$60

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
14

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 Southern Company 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.). 14 cases · 14 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-CA-245736Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
10-CA-037120Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Aug 2008ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036932Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036858Unfair labor practiceJun 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036842Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Feb 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036687Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Apr 2007ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-036653Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Jan 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-035353Unfair labor practiceDec 2004Feb 2009ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-034856Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004Oct 2005ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-034497Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Jun 2006ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-033916Unfair labor practiceAug 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-033238Unfair labor practiceAug 2001Aug 2004ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-032862Unfair labor practiceJan 2001Sep 2008ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-032026Unfair labor practiceOct 1999Jan 2002ClosedRegion 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 ALABAMA POWER CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ALABAMA POWER CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ALABAMA POWER CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SOUTHERN CO SERVICES INC (across 28 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$255.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.7B
Awards (all-time)
1,042

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1983-10-28Accident22$490

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ALABAMA POWER CO is one of 294 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southern Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southern Company across all 294 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Southern Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALABAMA POWER CO 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 Southern Company, which operates 294 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 ALABAMA POWER CO's OSHA violation history?
ALABAMA POWER CO has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $490 in total penalties.
Has ALABAMA POWER CO had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ALABAMA POWER CO.