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Alpha Services, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Waterloo, Iowa · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
4citation items
$0current penalties
Oct 17, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Alpha Services, Inc once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Oct 17, 2016 after a complaint, in Waterloo.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $100 and now stand at $0, 100% lower after settlements or reviews.

Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.146.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Alpha Services, Inc averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Alpha Services, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Alpha Services, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341855070 OPENED OCT 17, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2017

John Deere Foundry 2000 Westfield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50707 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(7) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$100$0Jan 23, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 23, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(12) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 23, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(13) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 23, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2020, the Waterloo site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 13.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Alpha Services, Inc.
Waterloo · 2020
23 3213.15.4

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(12)

(12) The communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry;

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(13)

(13) Equipment, such as personal protective equipment, testing equipment, communications equipment, alarm systems, and rescue equipment, to be provided for compliance with this section;

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(7)

(7) The hazards of the permit space to be entered;

Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance employers in Iowa

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