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OSHA Inspection: MARK SMITH D.B.A. SMITH WELDING

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MARK SMITH D.B.A. SMITH WELDING in SONIC RESTAURANT AT VALLEY AVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 308058965.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
SONIC RESTAURANT AT VALLEY AVE
City
BIRMINGHAM
State
AL
ZIP
35209
Mailing
152 OLD ELMORE RD, CROSSVILLE, TN 38571
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238990
SIC code (legacy)
1799
Employees
3
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 11, 2005
Abate by
Jan 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $382 · Current $250 Reduced
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 falls from the elevated wooden pallet:
(a)Located at the Sonic restaurant site - Valley Ave, Birmingham, Alabama -
GRADALL 5340 All-terrain forklift - On or about 12/21/2004, the worker
using
the cutting torch while standing on the wooden pallet that was elevated by
the
forklift was exposed to fall hazards.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to use a
manufacturer's approved personnel platform in accordance with ASME
B56.6-1992, Safety
Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks.t
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $250.00
  • · Z (S) $382.00

1926.1053 B13

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 11, 2005
Abate by
Jan 11, 2005
Penalty
Initial $382 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $250.00
  • · Z (S) $382.00

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 308058965.

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