STEELE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: VALMONT-BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VALMONT-BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC. in 475 DIETRICH ROAD, STEELE, AL 35987 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 342204260.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALMONT-BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC.
- Site address
- 475 DIETRICH ROAD
- City
- STEELE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35987
- Mailing
- 475 DIETRICH ROAD, STEELE, AL 35987
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332812
- Employees
- 84
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.244 B
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,772 · Current $5,079 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.244(b): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzle(s) were not equipped with an operating valve which had to be held open manually: (a) On or about March 28, 2017 - Abrasive blasting booth, the lever for the abrasive blasting nozzle was taped in the open position.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5079
- · Z (S) $6772
1910.134 D01 II
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification: (a) On or about March 28, 2017 - Facility, the filtering facepiece selected by the employer was not NIOSH-certified.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) On or about March 28, 2017 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were provided to employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, RPB Nova 2000 and RPB T100 Supplied Air Respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employee(s) were exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust) in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average limit of 15 mg/m3 listed in Table Z-3: (a) On or about March 28, 2017 - Abrasive blasting, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 42.7 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates-Not-Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 2.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was performed for 425 minutes during one shift on April 12, 2017.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): (a) On or about March 28, 2017 - Abrasive blasting, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 42.7 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates-Not-Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 2.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was performed for 425 minutes during one shift on April 12, 2017.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342204260.
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