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BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.

7530 HWY 114, PENNINGTON, AL, 36916
Operated by BURKES MECHANICAL, INC · 1 of 9 establishments
238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
EIN 630934099

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OSHA inspections
2
over 24 years
Violations
1
$7,000 in penalties
Penalties
$7,000
$7,000 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 26th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 686 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$7,000
$7,000 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2

50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $7,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11$7,000Jan 2016Jan 2016

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

26th

Below average violations in NAICS 2382 within AL. Peer group: 686 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $1,125
Inspection frequency
90th
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
2.6
vs industry
+1.5
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 74 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
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

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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 11, 2015Electrical,ElectrocutedFatality11
Jan 16, 2002ASPHYXIATED,HYDROGEN SULFIDEFatality22

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in AL — for BURKES MECHANICAL, INC, not this location alone

Violations
19
Assessed penalties
$2,102

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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC 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. 19 citations · 3S&S · 19 contractor · $2,102 proposed / $2,102 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6518408
Montevallo Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Oct 2009YesModNegligence$555$555
8791972
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2013YesModNegligence$176$176
8641678
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jun 2012NoHighNegligence$112$112
8811662
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jul 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8812649
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jul 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8812648
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jul 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8791976
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8791975
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8791974
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8791973
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8723344
O'Neal Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Nov 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
6087456
Demopolis Plant Cemex Inc
Marengo, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Feb 2006YesLowNegligence$99$99
7771051
Omya Alabama Plant
Talladega, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2007NoModNegligence$60$60
7771050
Omya Alabama Plant
Talladega, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2007NoHighNegligence$60$60
7771049
Omya Alabama Plant
Talladega, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2007NoModNegligence$60$60
6081393
Omya Alabama Plant
Talladega, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Jan 2007NoModNegligence$60$60
6080563
Omya Alabama Plant
Talladega, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
May 2006NoHighNegligence$60$60
6087455
Demopolis Plant Cemex Inc
Marengo, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Feb 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6518407
Montevallo Quarry & Mill
Shelby, AL
contractor: Burkes Mechanical Inc
Oct 2009No

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)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BURKES MECHANICAL, 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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-08-12Fatality/Catastrophe1$7,000
2002-01-17Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BURKES MECHANICAL, INC across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by BURKES MECHANICAL, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BURKES MECHANICAL, 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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC, which operates 9 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 BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $7,000 in total penalties.
How does BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. operates in the electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. BURKES MECHANICAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.59 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
Has BURKES MECHANICAL, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving BURKES MECHANICAL, INC..