OZARK, AL —
OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA RAILCAR SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ALABAMA RAILCAR SERVICES, INC. in 1796 JODIE PARKER ROAD, OZARK, AL 36360 (NAICS 488210). OSHA activity number 341015113.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 RAILCAR SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 1796 JODIE PARKER ROAD
- City
- OZARK
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36360
- Mailing
- PO BOX 968, OZARK, AL 36361
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 488210
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Facility; On or about October 21, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear tight fitting half face negative and positive pressure respirators without first being medically evaluated to ensure the employees are medically able to wear a respirator.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a) Facility; On or about October 21, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a tight fitting full face negative pressure respirator without first being fit tested.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 L01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented: (a) Heavy workshop: On or about October 22, 2015: the employer failed to actively evaluate the respiratory equipment storage and maintenance procedures being used by employees allowing employees to use respirators that were not clean and free of damage.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: (a) Facility: On or about October 21, 2015: the employer allows employees to used tightfitting respirators on a voluntary basis and has not evaluated the employees to determine in the employees are physically capable of wearing a respirator.
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 341015113.
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