MOTION INDUSTRIES
1605 ALTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210 · NAICS 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Sep 9, 2019#344292529Sep 9, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344292529$8,6951 viol.1 violation$8,695 in penalties
Inspection #344292529
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 9, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 4, 2019
- Final Order
- Nov 12, 2019
- Closed
- Nov 12, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 36
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,695
- Penalties on Record
- $8,695
- Site Address
- 1605 Alton Road, Birmingham, AL 35210
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee fractures leg when struck by cylinder
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 O01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,695 | $8,695 | Oct 31, 2019 | - | Nov 12, 2019 |
Apr 11, 2019#343925632Apr 11, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343925632$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343925632
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 118
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1605 Alton Road, Birmingham, AL 35210
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee reinjures hip when ejected from forklift
May 20, 2005#308764570May 20, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#308764570$3,9006 viol.6 violations$3,900 in penalties
Inspection #308764570
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 11, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 152
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,625
- Penalties on Record
- $3,900
- Site Address
- 1605 Alton Road, Birmingham, AL 35210
- Industry
- 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 1 | 2.79659 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | $1,200 | Dec 2, 2005 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 2005 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 2, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $2,625 | $1,700 | Sep 6, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,000 | Aug 15, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2005 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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).
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.
3 inspections, 2005 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,391 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.