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OSHA Inspection: MATTHEWS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MATTHEWS INDUSTRIES, INC. in 23 2ND STREET SW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 338972839.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
23 2ND STREET SW
City
DECATUR
State
AL
ZIP
35601
Mailing
23 2ND STREET S.W., DECATUR, AL 35601
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332322
Employees
68
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 5 6 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Jul 9, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 struck-by and crushed-by hazards:    (a)  On or about 03/20/2013 - Main plant, employees were operating Nissan powered industrial trucks not equipped with seat belts.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1785
  • — Z (S) $2975

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 9, 2013
Abate by
Jul 26, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
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 about 03/20/2013 - Machine shop, the South Bend Fourteen lathe was not guarded.  (b)  On or about 03/20/2013 - Machine shop, two Clausing Colchester 17" metal lathes were not guarded.   (c)  On or about 03/20/2013 - Machine shop, the Lodge and Shipley 25" lathe was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1785
  • — Z (S) $2975

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 15 exposed
Issued
Jul 9, 2013
Abate by
Aug 11, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   (a) On or about 03/20/2013 - Main plant, a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure had not been conducted for employees performing servicing and/or maintenance on equipment such as, but not limited to, band saws, boring machines, cold saw, lathes, press (45 ton), gas bake oven, dryers, press brakes, and the Amada shear.
Recent events (3)
  • — Z $7875
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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