Establishment profile
FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
41542 HIGHWAY 195, HALEYVILLE, AL, 35565
321114 — Wood Preservation
EIN 630654240
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 2 | 2 | $345 | Aug 1983 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1983 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 E06 IC | 2 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 R04 | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $295 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 F02 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 1983 | Aug 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
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.
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 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
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) · May 2016
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(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
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 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FREE STATE LUMBER CO INC 41542 HIGHWAY 195 · HALEYVILLE, AL, 35565 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | View → |
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)
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-12 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $7,000 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-10-26 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $11,900 | |
| 2011-10-24 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $9,800 | |
| 2003-02-12 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $1,050 | |
| 1990-11-08 | Planned | 12 | 10 | $1,050 | |
| 1983-08-03 | Planned | 15 | 12 | $700 | |
| 1976-06-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-29 | Planned | 6 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- GREAT SOUTHERN WOOD PRESERVING, INCORPORATEDIRVINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
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- STELLA-JONES CORPORATIONWARRIOR — 2 federal enforcement records
- BOATRIGHT RAILROAD PRODUCTS, INC.MONTEVALLO — 2 federal enforcement records
- BALDWIN POLE AND PILING COMPANY, INC.BAY MINETTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUNBELT FOREST PRODUCTS ALABAMA, LLCATHENS — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED WOOD PRESERVING, LLCMUSCLE SHOALS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHEAST WOOD LOUISVILLE TREATING PLANT, LLCLOUISVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- VALLEY LUMBER COMPANYHACKLEBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
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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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Contact sales →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.