BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: GGS COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GGS COMPANY in 3108 BLUE LAKE DRIVE SUITE 200, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341723757.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GGS COMPANY
- Site address
- 3108 BLUE LAKE DRIVE SUITE 200
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35243
- Mailing
- 587 UNION STATION PL, CALERA, AL 35040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guard rail supports: (a) On or about 08/24/16 - 3108 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL, 35243, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet 1 inch above the ground while installing rock from a scaffolding system that was not fully planked.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3741
- — C (S) $3741
- — Z (S) $3741
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Cross braces were used as a means of access: (a) On or about 08/24/16 - 3108 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama, 35243, employees were exposed to fall hazards while climbing end frames of the scaffolding system approximately 13 feet 1 inches above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3741
- — C (S) $3741
- — Z (S) $3741
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: (a) On or about 08/24/16 - 3108 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama, 35243, employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing rock without fall protection from a scaffolding system at approximately 13 feet 1 inch above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3741
- — C (S) $3741
- — Z (S) $3741
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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 341723757.
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