Establishment profile
ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
3201 27TH AVENUE NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35207
332710 — Machine Shops
EIN 630436318
Summary
ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $16,530 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 152 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $16,530 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $200 | Sep 1979 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 3 | 2 | $100 | Sep 1979 | Nov 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $1,260 | Sep 1979 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Jan 1993 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Sep 1979 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 2 | 1 | — | Nov 1984 | Nov 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O01 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jan 1993 | Jan 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3327 within AL. Peer group: 152 employers. This establishment has 47 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 39 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
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- 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 ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALCO MACHINE COMPANY 3201 27TH AVE NORTH · BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35207 | AirWaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Oct 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-01-18 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-07-17 | Referral | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-07-06 | Planned | 16 | 11 | $14,280 | |
| 1993-01-06 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $1,950 | |
| 1984-10-17 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $300 | |
| 1980-10-06 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-08-30 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $16,530 in total penalties.
- How does ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. ALCO MACHINE COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.