BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: TURPIN BORING, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TURPIN BORING, LLC in INTERSECTION OF LEE BRANCH LANE AND AL HIGHWAY 119, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 336832183.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TURPIN BORING, LLC
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF LEE BRANCH LANE AND AL HIGHWAY 119
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35242
- Mailing
- 5353 NORTH LAKE DRIVE, LAKE CITY, GA 30260
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: (a) On or about 10/10/2012 - Intersection of Lee Branch Lane and Alabama Highway 119, Birmingham, AL, employees were working in an excavation where water had accumulated from a water main pipe breaking the previous day.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1000
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) On or about 10/10/2012 - Intersection of Lee Branch Lane and Alabama Highway 119, Birmingham, AL, employees were exposed to crush-by hazard(s) from excavation equipment working too close to the excavation edge with the equipment tracks sitting out over the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1500
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.651 F
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(f): A warning system such as barricades, hand or mechanical signals, or stop logs was not utilized when mobile equipment was operated adjacent to an excavation, when such equipment was required to approach the edge of an excavation, and the operator did not have a clear and direct view of the edge of the excavation: (a) On or about 10/10/2012 - Intersection of Lee Branch Lane and Alabama Highway 119, Birmingham, AL, barricades, signals or warning devices were not present to prevent the excavator operator from driving and operating too close to the edge of the open excavation.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $2,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c): (a) One or about 10/10/2012 - Intersection of Lee Branch Lane and Alabama Highway 119, employees working in close proximity to the west wall of the 11-foot deep excavation were not protected from cave-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2120
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
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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 336832183.
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