OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL —
OSHA Inspection: WALLS MACHINE COMPANY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WALLS MACHINE COMPANY, LLC in 225 HAMER RD, OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL 35763 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 342733391.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WALLS MACHINE COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 225 HAMER RD
- City
- OWENS CROSS ROADS
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35763
- Mailing
- 225 HAMER ROAD, OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL 35763
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) On or about 10/26/2017 - Fabrication Area, the employer did not establish a program to protect employees from hazards, such as but not limited to, electrical, caught-in, and struck-by when servicing or maintaining equipment, such as but not limited to, CNC machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1663.2
- — Z (S) $2772
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 10/26/2017 - Fabrication Area, the guards were missing on the Roll-In Vertical Band Saw at the point-of operation and the lower pulley wheel. (b) On or about 10/26/2017 - Fabrication Area, the door interlocks on the Mazak CNC machines were by-passed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2328
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: (a) On or about 10/26/2017 - Fabrication Area, compressed air was used with an output of approximately 128 psi to clean chips out of CNC machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1330.2
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.304 G05
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective: (a) On or about 10/26/2017 - Fabrication Area, the grounding pin was missing on the electrical cord plug for the STC floor fan.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1330.2
- — Z (S) $2217
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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 342733391.
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