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OSHA Inspection: HERCULES TANK & IRON WORKS, INC.

Follow-up inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of HERCULES TANK & IRON WORKS, INC. in SHILLINGERS RD. & COTTAGE HILL RD., MOBILE, AL 36608 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107006207.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
SHILLINGERS RD. & COTTAGE HILL RD.
City
MOBILE
State
AL
ZIP
36608
Mailing
P.O. BOX 166, BUTLER, AL 36904
Inspection type
Follow-up (F)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1721
Employees
14
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction health.

17 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 E05 I

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 24, 1991
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1926.55 A

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 1, 1991
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.141 G02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 28, 1991
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 24, 1991
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1926.28 A

Serious Gravity 01 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 24, 1991
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S)
  • — A (S)
  • — Z (S)

1926.50 D01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 21, 1991
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1926.100 A

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 28, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1926.102 A01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 28, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,000
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S)
  • — A (S)
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1926.103 B02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 1, 1991
Penalty
Initial $800 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $800.00

1926.103 C03

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 24, 1991
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1926.200 A

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 1, 1991
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

5(a)(1)

Willful Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 21, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,400 · Current $3,250
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
(a)  Employees sandblasting a tank painted with lead
containing paint were exposed to the hazards of
lead  posioning and not medical survilance nor
biological monitoring conducted to determine the
extent of their exposure.
(1) An employee sandblasting under the bowl of the
tank was exposed to 242 micrograms of lead per
cubic meter of air. Sampling was conducted for
215 minutes on 04/24/91.
Alternative standard: 1910.134(b)(8):
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(8):  Appropriate surveillance of work area
conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress was not maintained:
(a) An employee sandblasting under the bowl of the tank was
exposed to lead at a time  weighted average of 242 micrograms
per cubic meter of air. Sampling was conducted for 215 minutes
on 04/24/91. No medical survilance program and biological
montoring was provided to the employee.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (W) $3250.00
  • — A (W) $14000.00
  • — Z (W) $1400.00

1926.20 B01

Willful Gravity 01 4 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 21, 1991
Penalty
Initial $14,000 · Current $3,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (W) $3250.00
  • — Z (W) $14000.00

1926.55 A

Willful Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Feb 21, 1992
Penalty
Initial $14,000 · Current $3,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (W) $3250.00
  • — Z (W) $14000.00

1926.55 B

Willful Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Feb 21, 1992
Penalty
Initial $14,000

Hazardous substances 1592

Recent events (3)
  • — F (W)
  • — A (W)
  • — Z (W) $14000.00

1926.59 H

Willful Gravity 01 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Nov 21, 1991
Penalty
Initial $14,000 · Current $3,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (W) $3250.00
  • — Z (W) $14000.00

1926.51 A05

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 1991
Abate by
Oct 24, 1991
Penalty
Initial $600
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O)
  • — Z (O) $600.00

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