SOUTHSIDE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: HELMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HELMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in 2493 HIGHWAY 77, SOUTHSIDE, AL 35907 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339549487.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HELMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- 2493 HIGHWAY 77
- City
- SOUTHSIDE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35907
- Mailing
- 9104 FORD VALLEY ROAD, HOKES BLUFF, AL 35903
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system: a) On or about 01/15/2014 - 2493 Highway 77, Southside, AL, employees working at 12 feet 4 inches above the ground were not protected from falls while installing roofing materials.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) On or about 01/15/2014 - 2493 Highway 77, Southside, AL, employees installing roofing materials were not aware of the fall hazards while working along the edge of the roof.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) On or about 01/15/2014 - 2493 Highway 77, Southside, AL, a metal extension ladder being used by employees to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards: a) On or about 01/15/2014 - 2493 Highway 77, Southside, AL, employees using an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface were not aware of the ladder hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 339549487.
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