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Ref Alabama Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Greenville, Alabama · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
10citation items
$30,000current penalties
Mar 28, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ref Alabama Inc. once in Alabama.

The inspection began on Mar 28, 2017 after a complaint, in Greenville.

That inspection ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious, 1 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $49,942 and now stand at $30,000, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Ref Alabama Inc. averages $30,000 (1 cited inspection).

Ref Alabama Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ref Alabama Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342210937 OPENED MAR 28, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2017

301 Industrial Parkway, Greenville, AL 36037 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,310$3,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,338$3,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,873$3,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$6,338$3,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$5,070$3,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0May 3, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Repeat$17,745$14,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$1,268$1,000May 3, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 3, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 3, 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 2019, the Greenville site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 62 workers: 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
REF Alabama Inc
Greenville · 2019
62 416.31.5
REF Alabama Inc.
Greenville · 2017
64 203.41.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6)

(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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