OSHA has inspected Blastech Mobile, LLC 4 times in Alabama since 1987.
The latest one began on Jun 27, 2019 after a complaint, in Axis.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,521 and now stand at $7,250, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.
Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Blastech Mobile, LLC averages $4,000 (1 cited inspection).
Blastech Mobile, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company12400 Hwy 43 N, Axis, AL 36505 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,246 | $4,000 | Oct 29, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.94(c)(7)(iii)(b) · Ventilation |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 29, 2019 | Final |
12400 Highway 43 North, Axis, AL 36505 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(v) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $875 | $0 | Aug 29, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $875 | $875 | Aug 29, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.307(b)(2)(i) · Hazardous (classified) locations |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(v) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 2006 | Closed |
12400 Highway 43 North, Axis, AL 36505 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $1,250 | $850 | Aug 1, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(v) · Fixed ladders |
Serious | $525 | $525 | Aug 1, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $1,225 | $1,000 | Aug 1, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.179(b)(6)(ii) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $525 | $0 | Aug 1, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2006 | Closed |
12400 Highway 43 North, Axis, AL 36505 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Axis site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 53 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blastech Mobile LLC Axis · 2024 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(v)
(v) In locations used for the storage of hazardous liquids in sealed containers or liquefied or compressed gases in containers, approved power-operated industrial trucks designated as DS, ES, GS, or LPS may be used. This classification includes locations where volatile flammable liquids or flammable gases or vapors are used, but which, would become hazardous only in case of an accident or of some unusual operating condition. The quantity of hazardous material that might escape in case of accident, the adequacy of ventilating equipment, the total area involved, and the record of the industry or business with respect to explosions or fires are all factors that should receive consideration in determining whether or not the DS or DY, ES, EE, GS, LPS designated truck possesses sufficient safeguards for the location. Piping without valves, checks, meters and similar devices would not ordinaril
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(6)(ii)
(ii) Where passageways or walkways are provided obstructions shall not be placed so that safety of personnel will be jeopardized by movements of the crane.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.