BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. in VALLEYBROOK APARTMENTS 2923 GALLANT DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35215 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 343572061.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALABAMA ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
- Site address
- VALLEYBROOK APARTMENTS 2923 GALLANT DRIVE
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35215
- Mailing
- 7300 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD EAST, COTTONDALE, AL 35453
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 562910
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,885 · Current $1,131 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function as incorporated by construction reference 29 CFR 1926.103: a) On or about 10/30/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, an employee utilized a North 7500 half-mask respirator during asbestos abatement work and was observed with facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1131
- — Z (S) $1885
1926.51 F01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,769 · Current $2,261 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coating, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees. Such facilities shall be in near proximity to the worksite and shall be so equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances: a) On or about 10/29/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, provisions were not made for employees to have potable water for washing of face and hands while engaged in asbestos removal activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2261.4
- — Z (S) $3769
1926.51 F03 II
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(ii): Each lavatory was not provided with hot and cold running water, or tepid running water: a) On or about 10/29/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, water was not provided at the portable toilet(s) for handwashing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.51 F03 III
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,141 · Current $1,885 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iii): Hand soap or similar cleansing agents was not provided: a) On or about 10/29/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, soap was not provided at the portable toilet(s) for handwashing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1884.6
- — Z (S) $3141
1926.51 F03 IV
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iv): Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, were not provided: a) On or about 10/29/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, hand towels were not provided at the portable toilet(s) for drying hands.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,885 · Current $1,131 Reduced
2037
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: a) On or about 10/29/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite, employees were exposed to contact with floor removal debris and mastic remover during asbestos abatement work and were not provided and required to utilize eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1131
- — Z (S) $1885
1926.1101 G01 III
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,513 · Current $1,508 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii): The employer did not use work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos, in leak-tight containers: a) On or about 10/30/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite #2905 Building 11 - Unit 1, the presence of asbestos was detected in a bulk sample collected from the concrete surface at the entrance to the unit. b) On or about 10/30/18 - ValleyBrook Apt. worksite #2905 Building 11 - Unit 2, the presence of asbestos was detected in a bulk sample collected from the concrete surface at the entrance to the unit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1507.8
- — Z (S) $2513
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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 343572061.
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