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COLORMASTERS, LLC
$100,226
penalties
25
viol.
11
insp.

COLORMASTERS, LLC

491 MEDLOCK ROAD, ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950NAICS 326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

Inspections
11
Jan 2008 to Sep 2022 · 10 safety, 1 health
Violations
25
across 11 inspections
Penalties on record
$100,226
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 17Willful 0Repeat 0Other 8

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Inspection records

Sep 23, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346255060$7,5141 viol.

Inspection #346255060

Dates

Opened
Sep 23, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Mar 6, 2023
Final Order
Apr 4, 2023
Closed
Apr 7, 2023

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
150
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$12,523
Penalties on Record
$7,514
Site Address
491 Medlock Road, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03
Serious14$12,523$7,514Apr 5, 2023-Apr 4, 2023
Jul 5, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346058126$11,6231 viol.

Inspection #346058126

Dates

Opened
Jul 5, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Jul 25, 2022
Final Order
Aug 30, 2022
Closed
Aug 30, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
258
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$11,623
Penalties on Record
$11,623
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

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.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B
Serious11$11,623$11,623-Aug 30, 2022
Aug 12, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344884028$10,8143 viol.

Inspection #344884028

Dates

Opened
Aug 12, 2020
Closing Conference Date
Aug 12, 2020
Final Order
Jan 25, 2021
Closed
Jan 27, 2021

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
124
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$18,024
Penalties on Record
$10,814
Site Address
491 Medlock Road, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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.

HospitalizationAug 5, 2020

Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from ladder

Event: Fall (From Elevation)

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 B08
Serious12$10,814$6,488-Jan 25, 2021
010021910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 D04
Serious13$7,210$4,326Feb 12, 2021-Jan 25, 2021
020011910.22
Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02
Other12$0$0Jan 12, 2021-Jan 25, 2021
Jan 2, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344535844$20,5464 viol.

Inspection #344535844

Dates

Opened
Jan 2, 2020
Closing Conference Date
Jan 2, 2020
Final Order
Apr 20, 2020
Closed
May 4, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
550
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
4
Violation Types
3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$34,245
Penalties on Record
$20,546
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35951
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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 (4 of 4 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Serious34$10,814$6,488May 14, 2020-Apr 20, 2020
010021910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A
Serious14$10,814$6,488May 14, 2020-Apr 20, 2020
010031910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious14$10,814$6,488Apr 23, 2020-Apr 20, 2020
020011904.29
Forms
OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01
Other1550$1,803$1,082Apr 23, 2020-Apr 20, 2020
Jun 12, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344077854$00 viol.

Inspection #344077854

Dates

Opened
Jun 12, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Dec 6, 2019
Closed
Dec 10, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
390
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
632 Smith Rd, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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.

Apr 26, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343962205$16,4232 viol.

Inspection #343962205

Dates

Opened
Apr 26, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Apr 26, 2019
Contested
Jul 17, 2019
Final Order
Feb 6, 2020
Closed
Jan 24, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
160
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$19,322
Penalties on Record
$16,423
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35951
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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.

HospitalizationApr 22, 2019

Employee amputates left thumb after reaching inside machin

Event: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Other12$9,661$6,762Jul 16, 2019Jul 17, 2019Feb 6, 2020
010031910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I B
Serious12$9,661$9,661Jul 16, 2019Jul 17, 2019Feb 6, 2020
Jul 16, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343321238$11,3087 viol.

Inspection #343321238

Dates

Opened
Jul 16, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Aug 9, 2018
Final Order
Oct 24, 2018
Closed
Dec 31, 2018

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
7
Violation Types
3 serious, 4 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$18,847
Penalties on Record
$11,308
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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 7 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.28
Duty to Have Fall Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I
Serious28$6,282$3,769Nov 14, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
01002A1910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IV D
Serious15$6,282$3,769Nov 13, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
01002B1910.125
Additional Requirements for Dipping and Coating Operations Using Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100125 F02 II
Serious325$0$0Nov 30, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
01003A1910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 A
Other28$4,712$2,827Oct 5, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
01003B1910.133
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100133 A03
Other12$0$0Oct 5, 2018-Oct 24, 2018

Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Jul 13, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#343320230$15,5203 viol.

Inspection #343320230

Dates

Opened
Jul 13, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Sep 26, 2018
Final Order
Oct 24, 2018
Closed
Jan 30, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$25,868
Penalties on Record
$15,520
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious16$12,934$7,760Nov 5, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
010021910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
Serious26$12,934$7,760Nov 5, 2018-Oct 24, 2018
020011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Other16$0$0Jan 30, 2019-Oct 24, 2018
Aug 2, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342528700$00 viol.

Inspection #342528700

Dates

Opened
Aug 2, 2017
Closing Conference Date
Aug 2, 2017
Closed
Nov 8, 2017

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
632 Smith Road, Albertville, AL 35951
Industry
326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing

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.

Dec 17, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340144773$1,3781 viol.

Inspection #340144773

Dates

Opened
Dec 17, 2014
Closing Conference Date
Dec 17, 2014
Final Order
Mar 31, 2015
Closed
Apr 1, 2015

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
185
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$2,296
Penalties on Record
$1,378
Site Address
632 Smith Rd. P.o. Box 2289, Albertville, AL 35950
Industry
323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Serious33$2,296$1,378-Mar 31, 2015
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About these records

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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.

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.

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.

Standards cited

1910.147Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)8 citations · $45,400
1910.212General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)3 citations · $22,008
1910.23Ladders2 citations · $10,814

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.3
Industry average2.8
Penalties per inspection
This employer$9,111
Industry average$3,097

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, 13,023 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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