CULLMAN, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: TAFT DRYWALL AND ACOUSTICAL, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TAFT DRYWALL AND ACOUSTICAL, LLC in 412 2ND AVE. SE, CULLMAN, AL 35055 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 342706496.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TAFT DRYWALL AND ACOUSTICAL, LLC
- Site address
- 412 2ND AVE. SE
- City
- CULLMAN
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35055
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 340, HOLLY POND, AL 35083
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238310
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 I
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,356 · Current $1,296 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement: (a) On or about 10/13/2017 - 412 2nd Ave. SE, Cullman, Alabama, 35055, employees utilized a mobile scaffold that did not have adequate firm foundation exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet 2 inches.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1295.8
- · Z (S) $2356
1926.451 E08
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,356 · Current $1,296 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface: (a) On or about October 13, 2017 - 412 2nd Ave. SE, Cullman, Alabama, 35055, employees were utilizing the scaffold end frames to access to the top plate of a building under construction at a vertical distance of approximately 31 inches exposing the employees to fall hazards of 11 feet 2 inches.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1295.8
- · Z (S) $2356
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,356 · Current $1,296 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) On or about October 13, 2017 - 412 2nd Ave. SE, Cullman, Alabama, 35055, employees were exposed to fall hazards while framing and decking at approximately 11 feet 2 inches from the building top plate to the ground without utilizing fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1295.8
- · Z (S) $2356
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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 342706496.
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