MOBILE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: AUSTAL USA, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUSTAL USA, LLC in 1 DUNLOP DRIVE, MOBILE, AL 36602 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 340825173.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AUSTAL USA, LLC
- Site address
- 1 DUNLOP DRIVE
- City
- MOBILE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36602
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 1049, MOBILE, AL 36602
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 336611
- Employees
- 3000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,125 · Current $4,125
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 are exposed to amputations, severe lacerations, and other injuries associated with being struck-by the toothed saw blade of a miller tool: a) Facility wide: On or about August 3, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer allowed the use of an angle grinder with a toothed saw blade, also known as a miller tool, for shipbuilding related activities such as but not limited to chamfering, clipping, trimming, beveling, back gouging a weld, and cutting which exposed employees to amputations, severe lacerations, and other injuries associated with making contact with the toothed saw blade.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $4125
- — C (S) $4125
- — Z (S) $4125
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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 340825173.
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