Establishment profile
THE HEIL CO., INC.
106 45TH STREET NE, FORT PAYNE, AL, 35967
Operated by THE HEIL CO · 1 of 2 establishments
336211 — Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
EIN 363896843
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, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
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.
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 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
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) · Aug 2015 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Aug 14, 2017 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Aug 26, 2015 | Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified | Lower 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Struck Against | 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 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
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE HEIL CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls
Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT. Most recent campaign: 2025-10-31. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-16 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-08-22 | Referral | 2 | — | $8,148 | |
| 2017-03-31 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $6,157 | |
| 2015-06-03 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 2015-05-21 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,100 | |
| 1989-11-06 | Planned | 11 | — | $1,120 | |
| 1987-06-16 | Planned | 9 | 2 | $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:
- KTH LEESBURG PRODUCTS LLCLEESBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEWMAN TECHNOLOGY OF ALABAMA, INC.ALBERTVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- OX BODIES, INC.FAYETTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BAE SYSTEMS, INC.ANNISTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMART ALABAMA, LLCLUVERNE — 2 federal enforcement records
- POLARIS, INC.MADISON — 1 federal enforcement record
- AUTOCAR, LLCBIRMINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROJAN INDUSTRIES, INC.TROY — 1 federal enforcement record
- MP-TECH AMERICA, LLCCUSSETA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHERN STAMPINGS, INC.IRVINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All THE HEIL CO locationsParent rollup
- Motor Vehicle Body ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Motor Vehicle Body in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE HEIL CO., 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 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.
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.