Workplace Safety Rankings in Alabama 2026
Alabama has 9,274 OSHA violations across 9,143 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Pilgrim's Corporation (Safety Score: 18/100).
1,121 Alabama employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the LakeQuality safety-score composite. The composite weights violation rate vs industry baseline (40%), serious-and-willful violation ratio (25%), repeat-violation share (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%).
Top-of-list employers typically combine clean inspection histories with below-industry-average violation rates. Bottom-of-list employers carry recurring enforcement attention — usually a combination of serious violations, repeat citations, and elevated per-inspection penalties. Each employer below links to a full inspection history with citation details, penalty amounts, and per-inspection narratives.
Top 20 of 1,121 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilgrim's Corporation | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (18) |
| 2 | Legacy Cabinets INC. | 10 | 8 | $340K | F (22) |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 4 | Gates Corporation | 15 | 12 | $475K | F (23) |
| 5 | Aep Industries INC. | 5 | 6 | $165K | F (23) |
| 6 | C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, INC. | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 7 | Federal-Mogul Corporation | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 8 | Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 9 | Madix, INC. | 19 | 16 | $535K | F (24) |
| 10 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 17 | 14 | $505K | F (24) |
| 11 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | 16 | 13 | $490K | F (24) |
| 12 | Hanna Steel Corporation | 16 | 12 | $477K | F (24) |
| 13 | Masonite Corporation | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (24) |
| 14 | Weeks Marine INC. | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (24) |
| 15 | Becton Dickinson | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 16 | Genpak LLC | 15 | 11 | $462K | F (25) |
| 17 | Wellborn Cabinet, INC. | 12 | 12 | $400K | F (25) |
| 18 | KyKenKee, INC. | 8 | 9 | $210K | F (25) |
| 19 | Altec Industries, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 20 | Packers Sanitation Services, INC., LTD. (LLC) | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
Workplace safety data for Alabama is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pilgrim's Corporation has the worst safety record in Alabama with a Safety Score of 18/100 (Grade F), 5 violations, and $150K in fines.
Alabama has 9,274 recorded OSHA violations across 9,143 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.