BIRMINGHAM, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. in 900 HUNTSVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217 (NAICS 324199). OSHA activity number 345231864.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 900 HUNTSVILLE AVENUE
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35217
- Mailing
- 900 HUNTSVILLE AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 324199
- Employees
- 340
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $10,240 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 caught-between hazards: (a) On or about 4/2/2021 - 900 Huntsville Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama, in the rail yard at #7 switch, employees were exposed to caught-between hazards when a railcar was inadvertently diverted to a different track. Among other methods, one possible means of abatement is to ensure switches are provided with visual indicators to recognize the location of a switch where railcars are moved between tracks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10239.75
- · Z (S) $13653
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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 345231864.
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