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C & B PIPING, INC.

8804 PARKWAY DRIVE, LEEDS, AL, 35094
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
3
over 24 years
Violations
13
$15,185 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

C & B PIPING, INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $15,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 36 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th 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

C & B PIPING, 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
13
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$15,185
$1,168 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 3

100% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $15,185 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$2,940Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0111$2,940Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$2,520Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1904.000811$1,500Jan 2002Jan 2002
5A000111$1,125Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 I11$900Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$900Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$900Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$900Jan 2002Jan 2002
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0411$420Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11$140Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 IA11Feb 2012Feb 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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4235 within AL. Peer group: 36 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $5,535
Inspection frequency
74th
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
2.9
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
10.1
vs industry
+6.8

Reported for 130 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.1
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
Accident
1
Follow-up
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 C & B PIPING, 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 17, 2001LOADING,LIGHTNING,PIPE,TRAILERFatality11

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
13 years ago

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 C & B PIPING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for C & B PIPING, 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 C & B PIPING, 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 C & B PIPING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
7
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
C & B PIPING
8840 PARKWAY DR · LEEDS, AL, 35094
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
70Mar 2026View →

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 C & B PIPING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-10-17Follow-up1$140
2011-11-18Complaint63$8,820
2001-08-21Accident63$6,225

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on C & B PIPING, 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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Frequently asked

What is C & B PIPING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
C & B PIPING, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $15,185 in total penalties.
How does C & B PIPING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
C & B PIPING, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. C & B PIPING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.87 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
Has C & B PIPING, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving C & B PIPING, INC..