BIRMINGHAM, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: MARK SMITH D.B.A. SMITH WELDING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARK SMITH D.B.A. SMITH WELDING
- Site address
- SONIC RESTAURANT AT VALLEY AVE
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35209
- Mailing
- 152 OLD ELMORE RD, CROSSVILLE, TN 38571
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2005
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $382 · Current $250 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 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
- 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
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Source
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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