TALLADEGA, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: KASAI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KASAI NORTH AMERICA, INC. in 50 HOMER DRIVE, TALLADEGA, AL 35160 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 343814620.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KASAI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Site address
- 50 HOMER DRIVE
- City
- TALLADEGA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35160
- Mailing
- 50 HOMER DRIVE, TALLADEGA, AL 35160
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 493110
- Employees
- 512
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced
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 employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when damaged storage racks had not been removed from service: (a) On or about February 26, 2019 - 50 Homer Drive, Talladega, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when rack supports had been damaged, and the racks had not been unloaded, repaired, or replaced as follows: 1) Bent brace at first double rack in aisle near fire extinguisher 6; 2) Damaged leg support at second double rack in aisle near fire extinguisher 6; 3) Damaged leg torn from foot next to pile of emptied pallets; 4) Bent braces in Gaylord storage area; and 5) Damaged rack at location 32755TG7C500.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6819.6
- · Z (S) $11366
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: (a) On or about February 21, 2019 - 50 Homer Drive, Talladega, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when pallets and/or product can be pushed off of a rack by product being stored on the opposite side of back-to-back racks in the storage rack across from molding presses.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7956
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,577 · Current $4,546 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): (a) On or about February 26, 2019 - 50 Homer Drive, Talladega, AL, employees were operating various types of powered industrial trucks without being trained.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4546.2
- · Z (S) $7577
1910.178 Q01
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel: (a) On or about February 26, 2019 - 50 Homer Drive, Talladega, AL, employees were operating a powered industrial truck with a horn that only worked if pressed in exactly the right spot that had not been taken out of service.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $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 343814620.
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