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THE HEIL CO., INC.

106 45TH STREET NE, FORT PAYNE, AL, 35967
Operated by THE HEIL CO · 1 of 2 establishments
336211Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
EIN 363896843

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OSHA inspections
7
over 39 years
Violations
28
$30,085 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

THE HEIL CO., INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $30,085 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

THE HEIL CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
28
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$30,085
$1,074 avg / violation
11% serious89% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

86% 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 · $30,085 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$1,360Jul 1987Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$8,148Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 I F11$6,157Aug 2017Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0111$5,100Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$4,500Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$4,500Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VII11$320Jul 1987Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0311Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0811Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0611Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VA11Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I11Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC11Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11Nov 1989Nov 1989

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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3362 within AL. Peer group: 46 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $9,256
Inspection frequency
82nd
peer median: 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
0.7
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 868 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
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

Planned
2
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) · Aug 2015 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery 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
Sep 30, 2024Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Aug 14, 2017Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Aug 26, 2015Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecifiedLower leg(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 14, 2017Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Struck Against11

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
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 THE HEIL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE HEIL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AL — for THE HEIL CO, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

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 THE HEIL CO 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-077106Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-074857Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-074524Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-073344Unfair labor practiceJan 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-072048Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
1
Certified
0
Avg wage ratio
1.12x
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
7
Quarters non-compliant
4
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$26,120

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 · $26,120 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
THE HEIL COMPANY
106 45TH STREET NE · FORT PAYNE, AL, 35967
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 4
71$26,120Sep 2025View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
595373
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
8
Last 5 years
6
Last 12 months
6
Units affected
110,281

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT. Most recent campaign: 2026-07-22. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 8 campaigns shown · 9,957 units potentially affected · 4 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
26V474000Jul 2026EQUIPMENTHEIL 7
25V749000Oct 2025FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERHEIL 50
25V525000Aug 2025EQUIPMENTHEIL 1,360
25V524000Aug 2025EQUIPMENTHEIL 408
25V523000Aug 2025FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERHEIL222
25V500000Aug 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERYHEIL 5
18V642000Sep 2018EQUIPMENTHEIL 5,704
10V590000Nov 2010STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTSHEILHEIL 2,201

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-11-16Monitoring0$0
2017-08-22Referral2$8,148
2017-03-31Unprogrammed Related1$6,157
2015-06-03Complaint41$9,000
2015-05-21Complaint1$5,100
1989-11-06Planned11$1,120
1987-06-16Planned92$560

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

THE HEIL CO., INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization THE HEIL CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of THE HEIL CO across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle body manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE HEIL CO., INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 THE HEIL CO, which operates 2 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 THE HEIL CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
THE HEIL CO., INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $30,085 in total penalties.
How does THE HEIL CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
THE HEIL CO., INC. operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. THE HEIL CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.74 compared to an industry average of 2.8.