Inspection 344818810 OPENED JUN 26, 2020Closed
114 Industrial Canal Rd., Mobile, AL 36603 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Mega MS Ltd 4 times in Alabama since 2017.
The latest one began on Jun 26, 2020 to follow up on an earlier case, in Mobile.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $38,471 and now stand at $23,612, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Mega MS Ltd averages $11,806 (2 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Inspection 343772729 OPENED FEB 8, 2019Closed
114 Industrial Canal Rd., Mobile, AL 36603 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 8, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed in explosion
At 3:15 p.m. on February 8, 2019, an employee was performing fire watch duties while some scrap metal was being cut with oxygen and acetylene torches. An explosion occurred when water touched the hot slag. The employee's upper body and head were severely injured, resulting in his death.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,260 | $7,956 | Jul 29, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii) · Welding fire safety |
Other-than-serious | $13,260 | $7,956 | Jul 29, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 342719580 OPENED OCT 23, 2017Closed
107industrial Canal Rd W, Mobile, AL 36601 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342018678 OPENED JAN 11, 2017Closed
107 Industrial Canal Road West, Mobile, AL 36601 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.253(e)(3)(ii)(c)(3) · Gas welding and cutting |
Serious | $5,432 | $3,850 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(ii) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $6,519 | $3,850 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(ii)
(ii) The employer shall ensure that employees do not enter eating and drinking areas with protective work clothing or equipment unless surface chromium (VI) has been removed from the clothing and equipment by methods that do not disperse chromium (VI) into the air or onto an employee's body.
29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii)
(ii) Fire extinquishers. Suitable fire extinguishing equipment shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use. Such equipment may consist of pails of water, buckets of sand, hose or portable extinguishers depending upon the nature and quantity of the combustible material exposed.
29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(3)(ii)(c)(3)
(C) Excessive back pressure of oxygen in the fuel-gas supply system. The three functions of the protective equipment may be combined in one device or may be provided by separate devices.
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
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