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MCWANE, INC.

1501 WEST 17TH STREET, ANNISTON, AL, 36202
Operated by McWane, Inc · 1 of 9 establishments
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 630139000

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OSHA inspections
5
over 10 years
Violations
2
$14,592 in penalties
Penalties
$14,592
$7,296 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MCWANE, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $14,592 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 19th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 66th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

MCWANE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.5 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
2
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$14,592
$7,296 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 5

40% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $14,592 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II G11$10,592Aug 2025Aug 2025
5A000111$4,000Jun 2016Jun 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.

Peer comparison

19th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within AL. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
69th
peer median: $6,507
Inspection frequency
66th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.2
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
2.3
vs industry
−3.2

Reported for 297 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.3
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

Referral
4

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) · Jan 2022 – Mar 2025

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 26, 2025Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicleLeg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 6, 2023Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 21, 2022Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jan 15, 2022Struck by dislodged flying object, particleFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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
Jun 17, 2024Automatic Machine,Ground,UnconsciousnessFatality11
Jan 15, 2022Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Finger,Hand,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Kick Back,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Partial Amputation,Sander,Steel,Struck By,Supervision,Thumb,Unstable Position,Work Surface1

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MCWANE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MCWANE, 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 MCWANE, 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 MCWANE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$10.7M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2005-12-13. Most recent: 2006-02-10. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 2 cases · 2 plea/conviction · $10,700,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. McWane Inc et al
McWane, Inc.
Feb 2006pleaEnvironmentalUtah$3,000,000No
USA v. McWane Inc
McWane, Inc.
Dec 2005pleaEnvironmentalAlabama - Northern,USDOJ - Environmental Enforcement Section$7,700,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-07Referral1$10,592
2024-06-18Referral0$0
2022-01-20Referral0$0
2021-08-28Unprogrammed Related0$0
2016-02-12Referral11$4,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MCWANE, INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization McWane, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of McWane, Inc across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in iron foundries within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by McWane, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MCWANE, 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 McWane, Inc, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is MCWANE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MCWANE, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $14,592 in total penalties.
How does MCWANE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MCWANE, INC. operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. MCWANE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.17 compared to an industry average of 3.
Has MCWANE, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MCWANE, INC..