MONTGOMERY, AL —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PALLET
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of AMERICAN PALLET in 1545 FURNACE ST., MONTGOMERY, AL 36104 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 340494244.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN PALLET
- Site address
- 1545 FURNACE ST.
- City
- MONTGOMERY
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36104
- Mailing
- 1545 FURNACE ST., MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) Facility; On or about March 23, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer first ensuring the employee was competent to operate the equipment as demonstrated by the completion of the required training and evaluation specified by the regulation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) Facility wide; On or about March 23, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to motor oil, grease, and hydraulic fluid and cleaners without putting in place a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: (a) Facility: On or about February 24,2015: The employer failed to ensure that the one gallon container of air compressor oil was labeled as to what the container contained.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: a) Facility wide; On or about March 23, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to motor oil, grease, and hydraulic fluid and cleaners without maintain material safety data sheets on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) Facility wide; On or about March 23, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to motor oil, grease, and hydraulic fluid and cleaners without providing information and training on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard. In addition employees have not been trained on the global harmonized revisions the hazard communication standard.
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 340494244.
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