BIRMINGHAM, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: AVERITT EXPRESS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AVERITT EXPRESS, INC. in 4500 BIRMINGHAM STREET, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217 (NAICS 484122). OSHA activity number 343687133.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AVERITT EXPRESS, INC.
- Site address
- 4500 BIRMINGHAM STREET
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35217
- Mailing
- 1415 NEAL STREET ATTN: JOHN WALTON, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 484122
- Employees
- 111
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,627 · Current $7,439 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made: a) On or about 12/22/2018 - Freight Terminal, distance between dock bridge plates and dedicated freight staging area did not allow for employees safe clearance during checking freight for loading, forwarding, cross docking or delivery staging.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $7438.9
- · Z (S) $10627
1910.178 N04
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,627 · Current $7,439 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4): Industrial truck driver(s) were not required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and wherever vision was obstructed: a) On or about 12/22/2018 - Freight Terminal, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when forklift operators did not sound the horn as they backed out of a trailers such as at door 50 and door 48.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7438.9
- · Z (S) $10627
1910.1200 F06 I
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,084 · Current $4,959 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v): a) On or about 4/18/2019 - Truck Maintenance Bay, portable spray bottles filled with flammable Imperial Brake Parts Wash were not labeled with the content dentification, and were allowed to be shared with other mechanics.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4958.8
- · Z (S) $7084
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: a) On or about 4/18/2019 - Truck Maintenance Bay, portable spray bottles filled with flammable Imperial Brake Parts Wash were not labeled with the hazard identification, and were allowed to be shared with other mechanics.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 343687133.
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