FLORENCE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN WHOLESALE BOOK COMPANY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERICAN WHOLESALE BOOK COMPANY, LLC in 4350 BRYSON BOULEVARD, FLORENCE, AL 35630 (NAICS 424920). OSHA activity number 348647728.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN WHOLESALE BOOK COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 4350 BRYSON BOULEVARD
- City
- FLORENCE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35630
- Mailing
- 4350 BRYSON BOULEVARD, FLORENCE, AL 35630
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424920
- Employees
- 318
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $12,059 · Current $7,235 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (a) On or about December 15, 2025, and times prior, on platform merge table; employee(s) were conducting preventative maintenance, and clearing jams without an adequate guardrail system in place around the perimeter of the walking working surface back insulated panel wall with an unprotected edge between lines 2 and 3. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7235.4
- · Z (S) $12059
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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 348647728.
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