TUSCALOOSA, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: MADSEN MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MADSEN MACHINE COMPANY, INC. in 500 39TH ST E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 340095389.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MADSEN MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 500 39TH ST E
- City
- TUSCALOOSA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35405
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1249, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35403
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) On or about 11/20/14 - at 500 39th St. E, Tuscaloosa, AL - procedures were not developed for controlling hazardous energy when employees service or maintain equipment such as but not limited to CNC, horizontal, and vertical lathes, milling machines, and hobbing machines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1020
- · Z (S) $1700
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: (a) On or about 11/20/14 - at 500 39th St. E, Tuscaloosa, AL - the employer did not provide adequate training to ensure the energy control program was understood by employees when servicing or maintaining equipment such as but not limited to CNC, horizontal, and vertical lathes, milling machines, and hobbing machines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 about 11/20/14 - in the Saw Bay, the Peerless hi-speed band saw blade was not guarded. (b) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Saw Bay, the belt grinder was not guarded. (c) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Saw Bay, the Craftsman floor drill press was not guarded. (d) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Machining area, the Baber Coleman gear hobb was not guarded. (e) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Machining area, the No. 25 Giddings & Lewis horizontal mill was not guarded. (f) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Machining area, the George Richards vertical mill was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.215 A01
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s): (a) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Tool Area, the abrasive wheel on the K.O. Lee Tool & Cutter grinder was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1224
- · Z (S) $2040
1910.215 A02
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections: (a) On or about 11/20/14 - in the Tool Area, the spindle end and nut on the Sellers Consolidated Machine Tool Corporation abrasive wheel grinder was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340095389.
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