BESSEMER, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC in 2023 SAINT LOUIS AVENUE, BESSEMER, AL 35020 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 343602165.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 2023 SAINT LOUIS AVENUE
- City
- BESSEMER
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35020
- Mailing
- 2023 SAINT LOUIS AVENUE, BESSEMER, AL 35020
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331511
- Employees
- 430
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,084 · Current $7,084
General-duty citation text
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 11/15/2018 - Cement Lining Department, the open-sided hopper cement chuting platform was not guarded by standard railing exposing employees to falls of approximately 5 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $7084
- · Z (S) $7084
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,627 · Current $7,439 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: (a) On or about 11/08/2018 - Cement Lining Department, procedures did not specify how to prevent movement of the mixer paddles for employees cleaning inside the Cement Mixer machine.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7438.9
- · Z (S) $10627
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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 343602165.
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