DAPHNE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: FRANCO HERCULES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FRANCO HERCULES in 27370 FELICITY LANE LOT 12 FRENCH SETTLEMENT, DAPHNE, AL 36526 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346196801.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FRANCO HERCULES
- Site address
- 27370 FELICITY LANE LOT 12 FRENCH SETTLEMENT
- City
- DAPHNE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36526
- Mailing
- 14251 STATE HIGHWAY 104 LOT 20, SILVERHILL, AL 36576
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles. a) At 27370 Felicity Lane, Lot 12 French Settlement, Daphne, Alabama: On September 6, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.304 D
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe: a) At 27370 Felicity Lane, Lot 12 French Settlement, Daphne, Alabama: On September 6, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to operate a skill saw with guard wedged up exposing the blade and exposing his employee to a struck-by hazard.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) At 27370 Felicity Lane, Lot 12 French Settlement, Daphne, Alabama: On September 6, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet 5 inches to the ground below.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) At 27370 Felicity Lane, Lot 12 French Settlement, Daphne, Alabama: On September 6, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of up to 10 feet 5 inches to the ground below.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: a) At 27370 Felicity Lane, Lot 12 French Settlement, Daphne, Alabama: On September 6, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to stand on the top step of a six foot a-frame ladder to perform framing activities exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 6 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2486
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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 346196801.
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