FLORENCE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: IMPERIAL CASTING COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of IMPERIAL CASTING COMPANY, INC. in 4440 CHISOLM ROAD, FLORENCE, AL 35630 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 345454516.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- IMPERIAL CASTING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 4440 CHISOLM ROAD
- City
- FLORENCE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35630
- Mailing
- 4440 CHISOLM ROAD, FLORENCE, AL 35630
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 331511
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,901 · Current $2,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: (a) On or about 7/16/2021, and at times prior to - 4440 Chisolm Road Florence, AL 35630, Production Department, employees accessing the Hunter 20 pit, and other confined spaces containing potential atmospheric, engulfment, machine, or other recognized hazards were exposed to caught by, caught between, and/or struck by hazards from unguarded machines.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2600
- — C (S) $3901
- — Z (S) $3901
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $3,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) On or about 7/16/2021, and at times prior to - 4440 Chisolm Road Florence, AL 35630, Production Department, employees accessing the Hunter 20 pit, and other confined spaces containing potential atmospheric, engulfment, machine, or other recognized hazards were exposed to caught by, caught between, and/or struck by hazards from unguarded machines.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3600
- — C (S) $5461
- — Z (S) $5461
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,901 · Current $2,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) On or about 7/16/2021, and at times prior to - 4440 Chisolm Road Florence, AL 35630, Production Department, employees accessing the Hunter 20 pit, and other confined spaces containing potential atmospheric, engulfment, machine, or other recognized hazards were exposed to caught by, caught between, and/or struck by hazards from unguarded machines because the employer did not develop and implement a written PRCS program to instruct employees of the dangers posed by the permit spaces.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2600
- — C (S) $3901
- — Z (S) $3901
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,901 · Current $2,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) On or about 7/16/2021, and at times prior to - 4440 Chisolm Road Florence, AL 35630, Production Department, employees accessing the Hunter 20 pit, and other confined spaces containing potential atmospheric, engulfment, machine, or other recognized hazards were exposed to caught by, caught between, and/or struck by hazards from unguarded machines and not adequately trained.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2600
- — C (S) $3901
- — Z (S) $3901
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $3,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: (a) On or about 7/16/2021 - 4440 Chisolm Road Florence, AL 35630, Production Department, employees were exposed to hazards requiring immediate medical care such as falls, amputations, and fractures and medical services were not readily available.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3600
- — C (S) $5461
- — Z (S) $5461
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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 345454516.
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