Establishment profile
TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.
205 SPURLINE DRIVE, GADSDEN, AL, 35903
331314 — Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
EIN 621169615
Summary
TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $18,049 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
80% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $18,049 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,818 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IC | 1 | 1 | $2,050 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,031 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIC | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3313 within AL. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 75 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 2017 – Oct 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2022 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 18, 2019 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 3, 2017 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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 18, 2019 | Aluminum Processing,Burn,Flying Object,Foot,Foundry,High Temperature,Metal,Molten Metal,PPE,Protective Clothing,Skin,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 3, 2017 | Burn,Foot,Furnace,Tripped | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, 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 TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, 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 TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS INC 205 SPURLINE DR · GADSDEN, AL, 35903 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 6 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | View → |
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 TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-09-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,818 | |
| 2012-02-17 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $5,000 | |
| 2008-03-11 | Complaint | 3 | — | $4,550 | |
| 2006-08-10 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,681 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BERMAN BROTHERS IRON & METALBirmingham — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERMAN BROS. IRON & METAL CO., INC.BIRMINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SCOTTSBORO ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES LLCSCOTTSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- BERMCO ALUMINUMBIRMINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - SCOTTSBORO LLCSCOTTSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Imperial AluminumSCOTTSBORO — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, 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 TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $18,048.7 in total penalties.
- How does TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC. operates in the secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PROCESSORS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.24 compared to an industry average of 2.