FULTONDALE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ALABAMA POWER COMPANY in 1452 LEORA ROAD, FULTONDALE, AL 35068 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 342281318.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 POWER COMPANY
- Site address
- 1452 LEORA ROAD
- City
- FULTONDALE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35068
- Mailing
- 600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221122
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.959 D02
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $10,158 · Current $10,158
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.959(d)(2): A designated employee other than the equipment operator did not observe the approach distance to exposed lines and equipment and provided timely warnings before the minimum approach distance required by paragraph (d)(1) of this section was reached: (a) On or about 04/26/2017 - Fulton Springs Substation, 1452 Leora Road, Fultondale, AL, the digger derrick truck operator was not warned by the spotter employee about reaching the Minimum Approach Distance before the derrick boom made contact with the 7,200-volt energized power distribution line.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10158
- · Z (S) $10158
1926.959 D03 III A
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $10,158 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.959(d)(3)(iii)(A): The best available ground was not used to minimize the time the lines or electric equipment remained energized: (a) On or about 04/26/2017 - Fulton Springs Substation, 1452 Leora Road, Fultondale, AL, the ALTEC 2009 derrick truck, model D2050A-BR, was not properly grounded while employees were working in close proximity to an energized 7,200-volt power distribution line while setting a wooden wooden pole for power distribution.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $10158
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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 342281318.
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