HATTIESBURG, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: W.R. FAIRCHILD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of W.R. FAIRCHILD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in I - 59 & HIGHWAY 42, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304311095.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- W.R. FAIRCHILD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- I - 59 & HIGHWAY 42
- City
- HATTIESBURG
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39402
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 15909, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1629
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2001
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to: being struck by falling pieces of concrete piling. (a) Petal Bypass - Employees on September 18, 2001 were allowed to check the alignment of concrete piling while the concrete pilings are being driven into the ground with a 10,666 pound ram (hammer). Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to not allow employees to check the alignment of the concrete piling while the concrete piling is being driven into the ground.
1926.50 C
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2001
- Abate by
- Dec 24, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 304311095.
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