Establishment profile
FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC
1200 HALEY DRIVE, CHEROKEE, AL, 35616
Operated by FreightCar America, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
336510 — Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
EIN 273551216
Summary
FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $23,500 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $23,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $11,500 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 IX | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
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.
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 478 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) · Sep 2015
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 23, 2015 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2018 | Fall,Head,Neck,Roller--Mach/PartFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Face,Fall,Fracture,Laceration,Nose,Railroad Car,Roller--Mach/Part,Unstable Surface,Walking 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 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, 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 FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, 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 FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-11-14 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $11,500 | |
| 2018-04-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2015-02-24 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization FreightCar America, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of FreightCar America, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in railroad rolling stock manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BIRMINGHAM RAIL & LOCOMOTIVE CO., INC.BESSEMER — 3 federal enforcement records
- PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATIONARAB — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.BESSEMER — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRIT CAR, INC.BREWTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.CHEROKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NAVISTAR, INC.CHEROKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by FreightCar America, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOHNSTOWN AMERICA CORPORATIONJOHNSTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.JOHNSTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.ROANOKE, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSTOWN AMERICA CORPORATIONJOHNSTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.DANVILLE, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.CHEROKEE, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All FreightCar America, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Railroad Rolling Stock ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Railroad Rolling Stock in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup FreightCar America, Inc, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $23,500 in total penalties.
- How does FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
- Has FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving FREIGHTCAR ALABAMA, LLC.