Establishment profile
SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.
749 NORTH COURT STREET, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36103
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $71,141 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 36 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $71,141 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2015 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B15 | 1 | 1 | $7,043 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $6,036 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $5,030 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $5,030 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,030 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $5,030 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G01 | 1 | 1 | $4,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $4,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,024 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $3,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $3,018 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 M02 V | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
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 4235 within AL. Peer group: 36 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2021 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized | |
| May 7, 2019 | Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Jul 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2019 – Jul 2021 | Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in AL — for SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC., not this location alone
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 SABEL STEEL SERVICE, 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-231119 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2018 | Jan 2019 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-096847 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2013 | Mar 2013 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-019815 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2010 | Jan 2011 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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 SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-15 | Referral | 6 | 3 | $3,018 | |
| 2018-05-09 | Complaint | 11 | 9 | $37,223 | |
| 2014-11-04 | Planned | 16 | 15 | $30,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- O'NEAL STEEL, LLCBIRMINGHAM — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & B PIPING, INC.LEEDS — 2 federal enforcement records
- O'NEAL STEEL, INC.BIRMINGHAM — 2 federal enforcement records
- O'NEAL STEEL, INC.CHICKASAW — 2 federal enforcement records
- SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.DOTHAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MONARCH STEEL OF ALABAMA, INC.DECATUR — 2 federal enforcement records
- CAPITAL RECYCLING INC.MONTGOMERY — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCDECATUR — 1 federal enforcement record
- HYSCO AMERICA COMPANY, INC.GREENVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SABEL STEEL SERVICE, 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 SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $71,141 in total penalties.
- How does SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SABEL STEEL SERVICE, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3.