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OSHA Inspection: TVM, INC. DBA VALLEY METAL FABRICATORS

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TVM, INC. DBA VALLEY METAL FABRICATORS in 1806 FORD ROAD, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 315080317.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
1806 FORD ROAD
City
MUSCLE SHOALS
State
AL
ZIP
35661
Mailing
P.O. BOX 2910, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35662
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332999
SIC code (legacy)
3499
Employees
4
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

10 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Mar 30, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which were free
from recognized
hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical
harm to his employees in
that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard:
a. On or about 01/26/11 - Fabrication shop, the 5 Ton Load Lifter
underhung hoist
control box buttons were not marked to identify the direction of loads
being lifted.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard would
be to comply with the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
Standard, ASME B30.16-2003, Section 16-1.1.2.  The underhung hoist needs
to be
inspected on a regular basis to ensure that the equipment and controls are
in proper
working condition.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2100.00
  • — Z (S) $4200.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1400.00
  • — Z (S) $2800.00

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2100.00
  • — Z (S) $4200.00

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.303 B01

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2100.00
  • — Z (S) $4200.00

1910.303 F02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.305 B01 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.37 B05

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Mar 30, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.254 D09 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 1, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 12, 2011
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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 315080317.

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