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OSHA Inspection: ULTRATEC SPECIAL EFFECTS, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ULTRATEC SPECIAL EFFECTS, INC. in 148 MOON DRIVE, OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL 35763 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 313086266.

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Site address
148 MOON DRIVE
City
OWENS CROSS ROADS
State
AL
ZIP
35763
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325998
SIC code (legacy)
2899
Employees
38
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

20 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 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 fire and/or explosion hazard while placing or removing
pyrotechnic
compositions into or out of a drying building that was not grounded to
eliminate or minimize
static charges:
(a)On or about 06/23/09 - Building AT2, pyrotechnic composition production
and
pressing area, building AT2, the employer did not ensure that a building
used for
drying pyrotechnic compounds was properly grounded to prevent static
discharge.
(b)On or about 06/2309 - Building AT6, building used for drying
nitrocellulose
mixtures was not grounded to prevent or eliminate static charges.
(c)On or about 06/23/09 - Warehouse storage Building A3, magnesium and
other
combustible metals, such as aluminum were stored in close proximity to
other
combustible compounds and materials.
(d)On or about 06/23/09 - Warehouse storage Building A2 (Fuel Storage
Room),
magnesium and other combustible metals, such as aluminum were stored in
close
proximity to other pyrotechnic compounds.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct
instance (a) and (b) would
be to comply with the requirements for static dissipation outlined in NFPA
77 -2007, Section
7.4 "Charge Dissipation". To comply with instance (c) and (d) would be to
comply with the
requirements for storing combustible metal powders contained in NFPA
484-2009 edition,
Section 7.7.6.3.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.22 A02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.106 E03 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 D03 IC

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 D03 ID

Serious Gravity 10 14 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 D03 IE

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 E01

Serious Gravity 10 13 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jun 30, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 F01

Serious Gravity 10 13 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 F04

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 G03

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $750.00
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.119 I01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 J02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jan 26, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.119 N

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $750.00
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.132 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jun 30, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,750 · Current $1,050 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1050.00
  • — I (S) $1050.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $750.00
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.303 E01 II

Serious Gravity 10 11 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jun 30, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.307 C02 I

Serious Gravity 10 13 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Jun 30, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.1200 F05 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Oct 8, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.1200 F05 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Oct 8, 2009

1904.32 B04

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 44 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2009
Abate by
Nov 30, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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