SCOTTSBORO, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: TENNESSEE VALLEY SIGN & PRINTING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TENNESSEE VALLEY SIGN & PRINTING, INC. in 301 THOMAS FRENCH DRIVE, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35769 (NAICS 323113). OSHA activity number 343478483.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TENNESSEE VALLEY SIGN & PRINTING, INC.
- Site address
- 301 THOMAS FRENCH DRIVE
- City
- SCOTTSBORO
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35769
- Mailing
- 301 THOMAS FRENCH DRIVE, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35769
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 323113
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 B08
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed: a) On or about 9/18/2018 - Sign Department, employees operating the Accu-Print High-Tech Micro Flatbed Printer were required to use a two-step ladder to reach up and turn on an air valve located approximately 8' 7" from the floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3182.4
- · Z (S) $5304
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) On or about 9/18/2017 - Wash Bay, the pulleys of an Electric Pressure Washer sitting on the floor and was used to soak screen print frames with chemicals such as HR-30 and CDR Concentrate Emulsion Remover were not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3182.4
- · Z (S) $5304
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) On or about 9/18/2017 - Wash Bay, a belt of an Electric Pressure Washer sitting on the floor and was used to soak screen print frames with chemicals such as HR-30 and CDR Concentrate Emulsion Remover was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): a) On or about 9/18/2018 - Sign Department, Screen Print Department and Wash Bay, the employer did not develop a written Global Harmonization Standardization/Hazardous Communication Program.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3182.4
- · Z (S) $5304
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: a) On or about 9/18/2018 - Sign Department, Screen Printing Department and Wash Bay, the employer did not maintain applicable Safety Data Sheets such as, but not limited to, Nazdar Inks & Thinning Varnishes, CDC Concentrate Emulsion, and HR-30.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H02 III
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200: a) On or about 9/18/2018 - Sign Department, Screen Printing Department and Wash Bay, the employer did not ensure that employees were aware of the location of Safety Data Sheets.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1904.29 A
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $758 · Current $455 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent. a) On or about 9/18/2018 - Front office, the employer has not maintained OSHA Injury and Illness Logs for injuries deemed to be more than first aid and thereby recordable, including a finger injury that occurred on September 2018 requiring medical treatment beyond first aid.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $454.8
- · Z (O) $758
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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 343478483.
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