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FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.

1200 HALEY DRIVE, CHEROKEE, AL, 35616
Operated by FreightCar America, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
336510Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 8 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 8 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 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
1.1
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 866 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
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

Complaint
1
Referral
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) · Feb 2015 – Jun 2018

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Entangled in other object 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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 21, 2018Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Apr 2, 2018Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Feb 28, 2018Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.NonclassifiableHospitalized
Feb 13, 2015Entangled in other object or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 28, 2018Fracture,Railroad Car,Struck By11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for FreightCar America, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other FreightCar America, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-230682Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-230403Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-03-07Referral0$0
2017-10-25Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. 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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by FreightCar America, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, 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.

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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Frequently asked

What is FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.07 compared to an industry average of 1.7.