UNION GROVE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN FIRE APPARATUS, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN FIRE APPARATUS, LLC in 15410 US HIGHWAY 231, UNION GROVE, AL 35175 (NAICS 811118). OSHA activity number 340773316.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN FIRE APPARATUS, LLC
- Site address
- 15410 US HIGHWAY 231
- City
- UNION GROVE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35175
- Mailing
- 15410 US HIGHWAY 231, UNION GROVE, AL 35175
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 811118
- Employees
- 44
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $1,890 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards: (a) On or about 07/10/2015 - at the Lower Shop, the anchorage was not capable of supporting at least 5,000-pounds per employee attached using a personal fall arrest system when working on the top of pumper and ladder fire trucks exposing the employee to varying fall hazard heights of about 8 to 11-feet. (b) On or about 07/10/2015 - at the Upper Shop, the anchorage location allowed a swing radius and/or free fall distance of more than 6-feet for employees exposed to varying fall hazard heights of about 8 to 11-feet while working on the top of pumper and ladder fire trucks and using a personal fall arrest system with a 20-ft self-retracting lifeline.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1890
- · Z (S) $3150
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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 340773316.
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