BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: VULCAN PIPE & STEEL COATING, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of VULCAN PIPE & STEEL COATING, INC. in 2400 WOODARD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35201 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 340798297.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VULCAN PIPE & STEEL COATING, INC.
- Site address
- 2400 WOODARD ROAD
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35201
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1010, BESSEMER, AL 35021
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 332812
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 C07
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated there from by partition(s), were not protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location: a) On or about 07/21/2015 - New building, employees were spraying steel pipes with flammables within 20 feet of electrical lamps.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $1360
- — Z (S) $1360
1910.107 G05
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5): Where solvents with flash points of less than 100 degrees F were used for the cleaning of spray nozzle and auxiliary equipment, cleaning was not conducted inside spray booths and ventilation equipment operated during cleaning: a) On or about 07/21/2015 - New building, Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) a cleaning solvent for spray guns was being used with a flashpoint of 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $1360
- — Z (S) $1360
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident: a) On or about 07/22/2015 - New Building, an employee continued to operate a Thompson Cat Model no. P30000, Serial no. T38A-10070 powered industrial truck after being involved in a fatality without refresher training.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1800
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.178 O06
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(6): Extreme care shall be used when tilting the load backward, particularly when high tiering: a) On or about 07/20/2015 - New building, an employee operating a Thompson Cat Model no. P30000, Serial no.T38A-10070 powered industrial truck did not take extreme care when tilting the forks backward causing the forks to strike another load of pipes.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $4900
- — C (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $0 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 07/21/2015 - Low bay, an automatic lance painting machine was being operated with unguarded rotating parts and ingoing nip points.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $2040
- — Z (S) $2040
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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 340798297.
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