BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: ACE WINDOW, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ACE WINDOW, INC. in 950 22ND STREET NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203 (NAICS 561720). OSHA activity number 315283705.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACE WINDOW, INC.
- Site address
- 950 22ND STREET NORTH
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35203
- Mailing
- 6270 COUNTY ROAD 490, HANCEVILLE, AL 35077
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561720
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7349
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2011
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
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 the hazard of falls: (a)On or about 3/14/11 - 950 22nd Street North, Birmingham AL, employees cleaning exterior windows utilizing a Rope Descent System (RDS) were not protected from falling in that the employees' primary working line and lifeline were not attached within 15 degrees of the perpendicular of the face of working surface of the building. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to follow the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute/International Window Cleaners Association, ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001, Section 5.7.17 Suspension Devices for Rope Descent Systems.
1910.28 J04
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2011
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 2011
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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 315283705.
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