CENTRAL CASTINGS CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, CENTRAL CASTINGS CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2660 OLD GADSDEN HWY, ANNISTON, AL 36206 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 38 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $58,825.00. The inspection case was opened on 1997-12-22.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within AL, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 30,935 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,893.70.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 38 citations spanning 8 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 13 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning February 14, 1995 with the latest abatement deadline set for March 12, 1997. Of the 38 total citations, 15 (39%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $58,825.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,548.03 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Central Castings Corporation reveals a deeply entrenched pattern of non-compliance, characterized by high-gravity repeat violations that point toward systemic failures in safety leadership. The assessment of maximum-tier penalties for Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) and mechanical power-transmission guarding (1910.219) underscores a recurring inability to control hazardous energy and prevent catastrophic entanglement or crushing injuries. Because these citations were classified as repeat offenses, they indicate that management was previously alerted to these specific