CREOLA, AL —
OSHA Inspection: AXIS WELDING & MACHINE WORKS, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of AXIS WELDING & MACHINE WORKS, INC. in 155 LISTER LANE, CREOLA, AL 36525 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 346372428.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AXIS WELDING & MACHINE WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 155 LISTER LANE
- City
- CREOLA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36525
- Mailing
- 155 LISTER LANE, CREOLA, AL 36525
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2587
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard: a) Shop Area: On or about January 18, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory health hazards from permitting employee(s) to wear a half-mask, tight fitting respirators, and N95 respirators for voluntary use during welding, grinding and other work tasks and did not determine if the voluntary use did not in itself create a hazard.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2587
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: a) Shop Area: On or about January 18, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory health hazards from permitting employee(s) to wear a half-mask, tight fitting respirators, and N95 respirators for voluntary use during welding, grinding and other work tasks and did not determine if the voluntary use did not implement elements of a written program.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.254 B04 IV
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.254(b)(4)(iv):Terminals for welding leads were not protected from accidental contact by personnel or metal objects: a) Miller welder #1: On or about January 18, 2023, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employee(s) to electrical shock, burns and electrocution hazards from unguarded or uncovered welding leads from the working and electrode leads connected to Miller 480-volt welder machine.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 346372428.
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