Inspection #101571024

Name: OSHA Inspection #101571024: EMPIRE COKE CO
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of EMPIRE COKE CO at Main St., Holt, AL 35401 on Apr 16, 1986. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 7, 1988.

OSHA documented 11 violations (3 serious, 7 willful, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $4,715.

OSHA collected 90 air monitoring samples covering 6 substances during this inspection, including Anthracene, Benzo [a] Pyrene, Chrysene, Coke Oven Emissions, Phenanthrene, Pyrene.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 101571024
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Apr 16, 1986
Closed: Oct 7, 1988
Contested: Oct 22, 1986
Final Order: May 24, 1987
Total Violations: 11
Penalties on Record: $4,715
Initial Penalties: $8,630

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: EMPIRE COKE CO
Address: Main St., Holt, AL 35401
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations
#13220561	Aug 18, 1982	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#13219985	Apr 15, 1980	Complaint (B)	No violations
#13219878	Dec 6, 1979	Complaint (B)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Oct 7, 1988.

Citations on Record

3 serious, 7 willful, 1 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$8,630

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$4,715

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 22, 1986. Final orders are recorded through May 24, 1987. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling6 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Anthracene	1510P / 5A	0 - 0.0015		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Benzo [a] Pyrene	1510P / 5A	0 - 0.0093		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Chrysene	1510P / 5A	0 - 0.018		0.2 mg/m³
Coke Oven Emissions	1510P / 5A	0 - 1.2	mg/m³	150 µg/m³ (0.15 mg/m³) (benzene-soluble fraction)
Phenanthrene	1510P / 5A	0		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Pyrene	1510P / 5A	0 - 0.015		-

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01	Serious	$630	$315	Oct 14, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	May 24, 1987
01001B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 14, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	-
01001C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 14, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001A	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 C	Willful	$8,000	$4,400	Oct 5, 1988	Oct 22, 1986	May 24, 1987
02001B	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F02 IF	Willful	$0	$0	Jun 15, 1988	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001C	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F03 IIIB2	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1987	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001D	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F03 IVA	Willful	$0	$0	Apr 3, 1987	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001E	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F03 IVB	Willful	$0	$0	Oct 14, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001F	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F04 I	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1987	Oct 22, 1986	-
02001G	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 G04 I	Willful	$0	$0	Nov 6, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	-
03001	1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 L01 III	Other	$0	$0	Oct 27, 1986	Oct 22, 1986	-

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.

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