TALLADEGA, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, INC. in GERTRUDE ST. & WEST BATTLE ST., TALLADEGA, AL 35160 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 344649413.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- GERTRUDE ST. & WEST BATTLE ST.
- City
- TALLADEGA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35160
- Mailing
- 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
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
- 237310
- Employees
- 6000
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,831 · Current $4,916 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) On or about 02/14/2020 - Gertrude Street and West Battle Street, Talladega, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by and burn hazards when picking up clumps of asphalt while walking behind a truck containing 10 tons of Hot-Mix asphalt that had a tailgate that was not properly secured.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4915.5
- · Z (S) $9831
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,554 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact: (a) On or about 02/14/2020 - Gertrude Street and West Battle Street, Talladega, AL, an employee picking up Hot-Mix Asphalt was not wearing gloves.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6554
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use, as incorporated by reference 29 CFR 1926.59: (a) On or about 02/14/2020 - Gertrude Street and West Battle Street, Talladega, AL, the employer did not provide a safety data sheet for the Hot-Mix Asphalt contained in the haul truck at the pavement construction project.
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 344649413.
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