AUBURN, AL —
OSHA Inspection: BORBET ALABAMA INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of BORBET ALABAMA INC. in 979 WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD, AUBURN, AL 36832 (NAICS 336399). OSHA activity number 343332045.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BORBET ALABAMA INC.
- Site address
- 979 WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD
- City
- AUBURN
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36832
- Mailing
- 979 WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD, AUBURN, AL 36832
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 336399
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $6,250 Reduced
83208330
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that the employees were exposed to excessive heat: a) Furnace Heat Treat Area; On or about July 21, 2018 and at times prior, employees engaged in sorting and carrying hot aluminum automotive wheels inside a metal building were exposed to the hazard of excessive heat. A Wet Bulb Globe Temperature indoor Average (WBGTI Avg) of 28.15 degrees Celsius or 82.67 degrees Fahrenheit for an 8 hour and 2 minute sampling period. WBGT indoor ranges were found to be 20.2 to 30.6 degrees Celsius or 68.36 to 87.08 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee(s) were exposed to a heavy or 415 (W) metabolic work rate due to intense arm and trunk work, pushing and pulling heavy loads, very fast intense pace and lifting of up to 60 pound rims and from direct heat from Eisenmann heat oven, furnaces, indirect heat from aluminum rims and ambient temperatures.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6250
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.1030 D04 III C
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,638 · Current $3,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(C): Disposal of all regulated waste was not in accordance with applicable regulations of the United States, a State, a Territory, or a political subdivision of a State or Territory: a) Lunch and Break Room Area: On or about July 21, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to blood borne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that all medical regulated biohazard waste was properly disposed of in the biohazard regulated waste stream and not the regular waste stream.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3250
- — C (S) $8638
- — Z (S) $8638
1910.1030 F01 I
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make post-exposure evaluation and follow-up available to an employee(s) who had an exposure incident: a) Lunch and Break Room Area: On or about July 21, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to blood borne pathogen hazards and did not ensure hepatitis B series of shots were offered with post-exposure evaluation and follow-up after the exposure incident.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 F03
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up: a) Lunch and Break Room Area: On or about July 21, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to blood borne pathogen hazards and did not provide a medical evaluation or post exposure consultation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 G02 I
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program: a) Lunch and Break Room Area: On or about July 21, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to blood borne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure annual Blood Borne Pathogen training was provided to all employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E02 II
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,097 · Current $2,000 Reduced
A100A102A110
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(2)(ii): The employer's hazard communication program did not include methods the employer will use to inform the other employer(s) of any precautionary measures that need to be taken to protect employees during the workplace's normal operations and in foreseeable emergencies: a) Entire facility: On or about July 26, 2018 and at times prior to, initial training on site specific hazard pertaining to Borbet Alabama, Inc. hazard communication program was not conveyed for temporary agency employee(s) exposed to hazards including but not limited to: Aluminum metal fume and dust.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2000
- — C (S) $6097
- — Z (S) $6097
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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 343332045.
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