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OSHA Inspection: FRANKLIN IRON WORKS, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FRANKLIN IRON WORKS, INC. in 146 TOMMIE DRIVE, THORSBY, AL 35171 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 342827896.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
146 TOMMIE DRIVE
City
THORSBY
State
AL
ZIP
35171
Mailing
P. O. BOX 729, THORSBY, AL 35171
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
331511
Employees
76
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 16, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,910 · Current $2,037 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:  a)     Hunter 10 Melt shop:  On or about January 10, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to trip, and fall hazards from allowing pallet of sand cores to be placed and block egress of walking-working surface.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2037
  • — Z (S) $2910

1910.29 F04

Serious Gravity 1 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 16, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,910 · Current $2,037 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4): Openings in a stair rail system exceeded 19 inches at its least dimension:   a)  Hunter 20 shop north stairs:   On or about December 13, 2017 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards from not providing mid railing on stairs.   b)  Hunter 20 shop south stairs:   On or about December 13, 2017 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards from not providing mid railing on stairs.   c)  Hunter 10 shop sand machine stairs:   On or about December 13, 2017 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to fall hazards from not providing mid railing on stairs.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2037
  • — Z (S) $2910

1910.95 G05 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 16, 2018
Abate by
Mar 28, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared:   a)  Work station 7 in Grind Shop:   On or about January 10, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to noise dose at levels of 404.2 % (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 100 dBA) which is 1.77 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 100% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 90 dBA) while operating grinding machine.   Results were calculated for a 473 minute sampling period.  The employer failed to provide a baseline audiometric test to the employee.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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