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FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

41542 HIGHWAY 195, HALEYVILLE, AL, 35565
321114Wood Preservation
EIN 630654240

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OSHA inspections
9
over 50 years
Violations
52
$31,620 in penalties
Penalties
$31,620
$608 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $31,620 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 192 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.2 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
52
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$31,620
$608 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 9
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 9

89% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $31,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0122$345Aug 1983Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0422Aug 1983Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0265 E06 IC21Aug 1983Aug 1983
29 CFR 1910.0213 R0411$4,200Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$3,500Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D11$2,800Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$2,800Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$2,800Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$2,800Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$2,800Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$2,800Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$2,100Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$2,100Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$525Apr 2003Apr 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$525Apr 2003Apr 2003
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$295Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$250Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$210Nov 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$150Aug 1983Aug 1983
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0211$100Aug 1983Aug 1983

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3211 within AL. Peer group: 192 employers. This establishment has 52 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $5,493
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−2.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.6

Reported for 70 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
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Planned
6
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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) · May 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
May 3, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, 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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, 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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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
FREE STATE LUMBER CO INC
41542 HIGHWAY 195 · HALEYVILLE, AL, 35565
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified10Aug 2023View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
575497
Operation
A

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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-05-12Referral32$7,000
2013-12-04Planned1$0
2011-10-26Referral44$11,900
2011-10-24Planned74$9,800
2003-02-12Planned42$1,050
1990-11-08Planned1210$1,050
1983-08-03Planned1512$700
1976-06-03Follow-up0$0
1976-04-29Planned6$120

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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, 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 FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $31,620 in total penalties.
How does FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. operates in the wood preservation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.