TUSCALOOSA, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: PHIFER INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PHIFER INCORPORATED in 4400 KAULOOSA AVENUE, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 (NAICS 314999). OSHA activity number 335705380.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PHIFER INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 4400 KAULOOSA AVENUE
- City
- TUSCALOOSA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35401
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1700, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35403
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 314999
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.179 G01 V
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions: (a) On or about 8/13/2012 - Plastisol area, the pendant control box for overhead crane H-82 was not clearly marked.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1530
- · Z (S) $2550
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) On or 08/13/2012 - Milling area, Rod Mill #3 was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: (a) On or about 08/13/2012 - Maintenance shop area, a bench mounted grinder had the work rest adjusted to 1 inch of the wheel.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1530
- · Z (S) $2550
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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 335705380.
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