DECATUR, AL —
OSHA Inspection: WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. in 2100 MARKET STREET N.E., DECATUR, AL 35601 (NAICS 331318). OSHA activity number 346748775.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
- Site address
- 2100 MARKET STREET N.E.
- City
- DECATUR
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35601
- Mailing
- ATTN: OFELIA KING 2100 MARKET STREET NE, DECATUR, AL 35601
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
- 331318
- Employees
- 245
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,469 · Current $15,469
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) On or about 05/26/2023 - Extrusion Department, EXTRAL Press #2, the press machine was not adequately guarded to protect the operator from caught-in hazards during the automated die-slide replacement process.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $15469
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: (a) On or about 06/05/2023 - Extrusion Department, no written certification was maintained for periodic inspections of the energy control procedures performed for the EXTRAL, Press 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 346748775.
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