BIRMINGHAM, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: CHALLENGER UTILITY SERVICES, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CHALLENGER UTILITY SERVICES, LLC in HIGHWAY 31 & MERRYVALE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 307014688.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CHALLENGER UTILITY SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- HIGHWAY 31 & MERRYVALE ROAD
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35216
- Mailing
- P.O.BOX 8247, GADSDEN, AL 35902
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1731
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2004
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The 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 hazards associated with entering a confined space: a.On or about 12/17/03 at the intersection of Hwy 31 & Merryvale Rd, Birmingham, AL.- employees entered a manhole without forced ventilation and did not perform air monitoring to test the space for contaminants. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to develop, implement and enforce the use of a confined space program as specified in ANSI Z117.1-1995, American National Safety Institute Requirements for Confined Spaces.d
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1125.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1926.21 B06 I
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2004
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2004
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 307014688.
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