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SSAB ALABAMA INC.

12400 HIGHWAY 43 NORTH, AXIS, AL, 36505
331110Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
8
over 17 years
Violations
11
$26,656 in penalties
Penalties
$26,656
$2,423 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SSAB ALABAMA INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $26,656 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SSAB ALABAMA INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
8
0.5 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
11
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$26,656
$2,423 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $26,656 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0269 A03 I B11$12,656Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 IV11$3,250Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 F11$3,250Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,000Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0024 H11$1,875Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$1,125Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0311$1,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$750Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111$750Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0104 B1011May 2025May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Mar 2014Mar 2014

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3311 within AL. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $2,840
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SSAB ALABAMA INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
3
Complaint
2
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) · Sep 2019 – Feb 2025 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Feb 5, 2025Ignition of clothingLeg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
May 19, 2022Contact with hot objects or substancesFoot(feet) and leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 12, 2019Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.Face, unspecifiedHospitalized
Sep 9, 2019Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feetHead, unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SSAB ALABAMA 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 SSAB ALABAMA INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.19x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$23,000

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). 2 facilities · $23,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SSAB ALABAMA INC
12400 US-43 · AXIS, AL, 36505
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 12
82$23,000Sep 2025View →
SSAB ALABAMA
12400 HIGHWAY 43N · AXIS, AL, 36505
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-01-21Unprogrammed Related0$0
2025-02-10Referral1$0
2022-10-19Unprogrammed Related11$12,656
2022-10-12Planned0$0
2016-04-20Complaint0$0
2015-09-15Complaint31$7,500
2014-01-14Planned21$2,000
2008-10-29Planned42$4,500

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SSAB ALABAMA 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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Frequently asked

What is SSAB ALABAMA INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SSAB ALABAMA INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $26,656 in total penalties.
How does SSAB ALABAMA INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SSAB ALABAMA INC. operates in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.