CHEROKEE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC in 1834 HALEY DRIVE, CHEROKEE, AL 35616 (NAICS 322121). OSHA activity number 346563984.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC
- Site address
- 1834 HALEY DRIVE
- City
- CHEROKEE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35616
- Mailing
- 1834 HALEY DRIVE, CHEROKEE, AL 35616
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 322121
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $11,385 · Current $8,539 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - RST Machine 6, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when insufficient safe clearances resulted due to the location of the bollards used to protect equipment on line 6 and the metal plate used to protect the floor on line 6.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $8538.75
- · Z (S) $11385
1910.178 N06
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,590 · Current $7,590
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): Industrial truck drivers were not required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - RST Machine 6, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the Prime Mover pallet jack (core chuck cart) drivers were not required to keep a clear view of the path of travel.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $7590
- · Z (S) $7590
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,692 · Current $4,269 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s): (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - RST Machine 6, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the Prime Mover pallet jack (core chuck cart) had worn wheels and a loose cover/guard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4269
- · Z (S) $5692
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - RST Machine 6, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees performing the daily inspection did not inspect all parts of the equipment as required by the manufacturer such as, but not limited to, the cover, the wheels, and the clamp assembly.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $1,897 · Current $1,423 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - 1834 Haley Drive, Cherokee, AL, the employer had not completed the OSHA form 300 for the entry dated 3/1/2023 in the detail required. Column F did not include the injury or illness or the object that directly caused the injury. The entry in Column F said: "Neck".
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1422.75
- · Z (O) $1897
1904.29 B02
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - 1834 Haley Drive, Cherokee, AL, the employer had not completed an OSHA form 301 for the injury that took place on 3/1/2023. The employee was hospitalized.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: (a) On or about March 9, 2023 - RST 6 line, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when employees driving the Prime Mover core chuck cart and the pallet jack had not been evaluated since receiving initial training more than three years prior.
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 346563984.
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