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CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. is a other motor vehicle parts manufacturing employer in LUVERNE, AL. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 14 violations and $19,784 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.

5826 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY, LUVERNE, AL, 36049

336390 Top companies in Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

EIN: 202408239

80 employees

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
14 violations
$19,784 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3
Industry Avg DART
1.9
Self-Reported DART
1.7
Self-Reported TRIR
6.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
14
Total Penalties
$19,784
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$7,997.15
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
12 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
1.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
79% serious$1,413 avg per violation$6,595 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$800
Avg Back Wages / Case
$7,997
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$27,781.15 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+3.7
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.2
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 67% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

87%
Worse than most peers
vs 209 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
76%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
67%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1605739
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing within AL

Industry context

Within the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry in AL, CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. ranks in the 87th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 209 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 76th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 67th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.9. CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.69, which is below the industry average.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $19,784 in total penalties.
How does CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. operates in the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.69 compared to an industry average of 1.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. of LUVERNE, AL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.