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OSHA Inspection: G. NELSON ELECTRIC MOTORS, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of G. NELSON ELECTRIC MOTORS, INC. in 1218 SYLACAUGA FAYETTEVILLE HIGHWAY, SYLACAUGA, AL 35151 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 341206753.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1218 SYLACAUGA FAYETTEVILLE HIGHWAY
City
SYLACAUGA
State
AL
ZIP
35151
Mailing
1218 SYLACAUGA FAYETTEVILLE HIGHWAY, SYLACAUGA, AL 35151
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811310
Employees
38
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2016
Abate by
Mar 21, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,570 · Current $2,142 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) On or about 01/27/2016 - Machine shop, employees perform servicing and maintenance on a SCHENCK Balancing Machine, Model #H4M/CAB706H, with electrical and pneumatic sources of energy.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2142
  • · Z (S) $3570

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2016
Abate by
Apr 4, 2016
Penalty
Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
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) On or about 01/27/2016 - Machine shop, an employee operating a Hyster 35 powered industrial truck had not been trained.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1785
  • · Z (S) $2975

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2016
Abate by
Mar 21, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,570 · Current $2,142 Reduced
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 01/27/2016 - Machine shop, an employee was operating a H4M/CAB706H, model #4100225064, serial #SQAHF1714, balancing machine with unguarded rotating parts.  b) On or about 01/27/2016 - Machine shop, an employee was operating a Victor 1660 horizontal lathe without a guard over the rotating chuck.   c) On or about 01/27/2016 - Machine shop, an employee was hand sanding on a Victor horizontal lathe, model #20120S, with unguarded rotating parts.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2142
  • · Z (S) $3570

1910.179 J03

Other-than-serious 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2016
Abate by
Apr 4, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section:  a) On or about 01/27/2016 - Welding room, cranes such as, but not limited to, the OMI 7.5 Ton had not been inspected.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (O) $0

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 341206753.

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