BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: RUSSO CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RUSSO CORPORATION in NE CORNER OF HWY 280 & 119 5401 HWY 280, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340041516.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RUSSO CORPORATION
- Site address
- NE CORNER OF HWY 280 & 119 5401 HWY 280
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35242
- Mailing
- 1421 MIMS AVE SW, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.651 F
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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:
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $63,000 · Current $7,000 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) On or about 10/28/2014 - at northeast corner of US-280( SR-38) and SR-119, Birmingham, AL, employees working in an excavation about 7-feet deep were not protected from the hazard of cave-in.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $7000
- — C (W) $63000
- — Z (W) $63000
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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 340041516.
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