FORT DEPOSIT, AL —
OSHA Inspection: CHOWEL USA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CHOWEL USA, INC. in 10 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, FORT DEPOSIT, AL 36032 (NAICS 336370). OSHA activity number 343596037.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHOWEL USA, INC.
- Site address
- 10 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
- City
- FORT DEPOSIT
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36032
- Mailing
- 5826 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY, LUVERNE, AL 36049
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336370
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,497 · Current $4,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment: a) Production Floor; On or about November 8, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to enter and clean robotic cells including but not limited to the ADA Spot Welder Cell without all employees applying a personal lockout device on the energy control lockout point(s).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $5497
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,298 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: a) 10 Industrial Park, Fort Deposit AL; On or about November 8, 2018 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to potential medical emergencies in that emergency treatment services were not within reasonable proximity of the worksite and the employer did not have a trained first aid provider at the worksite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3298
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343596037.
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