BIRMINGHAM NEWS CO
2200 4TH AVE N, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Inspection records
Jan 5, 2000#302325162Jan 5, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302325162$1,4751 viol.1 violation$1,475 in penalties
Inspection #302325162
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 2000
- Closed
- Feb 15, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,125
- Penalties on Record
- $1,475
- Site Address
- 2200 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,125 | $1,475 | Feb 11, 2000 | - | - |
Jan 28, 1998#300962032Jan 28, 1998Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#300962032$2,0753 viol.3 violations$2,075 in penalties
Inspection #300962032
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 28, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 13, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,075
- Site Address
- 2200 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 II | Serious | 1 | 45 | $1,875 | $1,300 | Mar 23, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,125 | $775 | Mar 2, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1998 | - | - |
Feb 25, 1986#101573756Feb 25, 1986Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#101573756$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101573756
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 25, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 1986
- Closed
- Jun 4, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 667
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2200 North 4th Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 I | Other | 14 | 14 | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1986 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I03 | Other | 26 | 26 | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1986 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02 | Other | 1 | 26 | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 26 | 26 | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1986 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 2 | 26 | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1986 | - | - |
Dec 4, 1979#13219852Dec 4, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#13219852$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13219852
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2200 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
May 4, 1978#13185699May 4, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#13185699$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13185699
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 1978
- Closed
- Jun 7, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2200 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1978 to 2000. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.