THEODORE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: MICRO-FAB, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MICRO-FAB, INC. in 7081 SWEDETOWN RD., THEODORE, AL 36590 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 344455225.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MICRO-FAB, INC.
- Site address
- 7081 SWEDETOWN RD.
- City
- THEODORE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36590
- Mailing
- PO BOX 73, THEODORE, AL 36590
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,084 · Current $2,000 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: a)Flange area; on or about November 18, 2019 the employer allowed employees to operate cranes, Hand-Chain-Operated-Hoist systems that had never been load tested and the maximum rated load was not plainly visible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3084
1910.219 I02
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,084 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2): Revolving surfaces of shaft coupling(s) were not covered by a safety sleeve: a) Pipe manufacturing area; on November 18, 2019 and times prior the employer failed to guard the coupling between the drive motor and the mandrel used to build fiberglass pipe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — Z (S) $3084
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: a) Facility; on May 8, 2019 and times prior the employer failed to document that a workplace assessment to determine the hazards, and the necessary personal protective equipment required for the task had been performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) Entire facility; on November 18, 2019 and times prior the employer failed to establish a recertification system as part of the Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift) program.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344455225.
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