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OSHA Inspection: GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY COMPANY in 600 FOUNDRY ROAD, CALERA, AL 35040 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 342925617.

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Site address
600 FOUNDRY ROAD
City
CALERA
State
AL
ZIP
35040
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1089, CALERA, AL 35040
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
331511
Employees
125
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 26, 2018
Abate by
Apr 5, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,654 · Current $5,654
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to burn hazards:  (a) On or about 1/23/2018 - Foundry Pour Floor, employees walking on molds are required to remove the riser covers then add "Hot Topping" to the risers which contain molten iron and the riser covers are not put back over the top of the riser holes which can vary from 4 inches to 24 inches in diameter.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $5654

1910.28 B01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 26, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,654 · Current $5,654
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) On or about 02/01/2018 - Furnace Area, employees were not protected from falling approximately 7 feet 8 inches when standing on the furnace top to zero out the scale.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $5654

1910.28 B06 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 26, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard:  (a) On or about 02/01/2018 - Furnace Area, employees were not protected from falling into the furnace when standing on the furnace top to zero out the scale.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 26, 2018
Penalty
Initial $7,068 · Current $7,068
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:  (a) On or about 01/24/2018 - at 600 Foundry Road, Calera, AL  35040, the employer did not report an employee hospitalization resulting from an accident that occurred on 1/23/2018 at approximately 3:30 am.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $7068

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