Establishment profile
COLORMASTERS, LLC
491 MEDLOCK ROAD, ALBERTVILLE, AL, 35950
Operated by Colormasters
326111 — Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
EIN 631286142
Summary
COLORMASTERS, LLC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $58,158 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 177 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLORMASTERS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $58,158 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $1,378 | Mar 2015 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $11,623 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,760 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,760 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $7,514 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B08 | 1 | 1 | $6,488 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D04 | 1 | 1 | $4,326 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IV D | 1 | 1 | $3,769 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,769 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $2,827 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0030 A | 1 | 1 | $943 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0125 F02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
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 3261 within AL. Peer group: 177 employers. This establishment has 16 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 150 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2022 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2020 | Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Climbing on Ladder,Concrete,Elbow,Face,Fall,Foot,Fracture,Ladder,Machine operator,Unstable Position,Walking Surface,Work Surface | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years 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 · 5 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2011 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
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 · 5 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2009 – Mar 2011 | Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing | FMLA | 5 | 1 | — | — |
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 COLORMASTERS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLORMASTERS, LLC. 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 COLORMASTERS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLORMASTERS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-23 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,514 | |
| 2022-07-05 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $11,623 | |
| 2020-08-12 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $10,814 | |
| 2019-06-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-07-16 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $11,308 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $15,521 | |
| 2014-12-17 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,378 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COLORMASTERS, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Colormasters.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Colormasters across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics bag and pouch manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLORMASTERS, LLCALBERTVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AEP INDUSTRIES INC.MONTGOMERY — 1 federal enforcement record
- LONE STAR PLASTICS, INC.PRATTVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Colormasters locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Bag and Pouch ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Bag and in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLORMASTERS, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 COLORMASTERS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- COLORMASTERS, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $58,157.8 in total penalties.
- How does COLORMASTERS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLORMASTERS, LLC operates in the plastics bag and pouch manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. COLORMASTERS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.31 compared to an industry average of 2.1.