Establishment profile
CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.
5826 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY, LUVERNE, AL, 36049
336390 — Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
EIN 202408239
Summary
CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $19,784 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 210 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 67th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $19,784 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,908 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0255 B04 | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $2,532 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $844 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV D | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 E | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3363 within AL. Peer group: 210 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 80 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 CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 11 violations · $7,997 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Oct 2022 | 1 | 11 | 10 | $7,997 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 11 violations · $7,997 in backwages · 10 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 – Oct 2022 | Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing | FLSA | 11 | 10 | $7,997 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHOWEL WELDPARTS, 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 CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $9,284 | |
| 2015-03-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-03-18 | Planned | 11 | 9 | $10,500 |
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 CHOWEL WELDPARTS, 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 CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHOWEL WELDPARTS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $19,784.4 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.