QUINTON, AL —
OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ALABAMA POWER COMPANY in 4250 PORTER ROAD, QUINTON, AL 35130 (NAICS 221119). OSHA activity number 340463520.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
- Site address
- 4250 PORTER ROAD
- City
- QUINTON
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35130
- Mailing
- 4250 PORTER ROAD, QUINTON, AL 35130
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 221119
- Employees
- 368
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F01
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information: (a) On or about 3/13/15 - at Units 3 & 4 Cooling Tower Chlorinator, the written operating procedure MILL-00-06001.10 Rev 0, Operation of Cooling Tower Chlorinator Systems did not provide clear instructions for emptying a cylinder in manual mode and performing a flush.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,750 · Current $3,750
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) On or about 3/10/15 - at Units 3 & 4 Cooling Tower Chlorinator, an employee responding to a chlorine leak did not use gloves (butyl rubber, neoprene, nitrile, or PVC) and PVC rain suit to respond to a minor leak as identified in Miller Laboratory Procedures MILL-00-06--1.14 R1, Chlorine Leak Response.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3750
1910.119 L05
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(5): A change covered by this paragraph resulted in a change in the operating procedures or practices required by paragraph (f) of this section, and such procedures or practices were not updated accordingly: (a) On or about 03/13/15 - at Units 3 & 4 Cooling Tower Chlorinator, MILL-00-06001.10 Rev. 0, Operation of Cooling Tower Chlorinator Systems was not updated to reflect the change in MOC 14-02 that changed the control panels to allow for automatic cycling of the chlorination equipment in parallel versus one unit at a time.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $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 340463520.
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