GAFFNEY, SC —
OSHA Inspection: CHEROKEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS/SOLID WASTE
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CHEROKEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS/SOLID WASTE in UNION HWY (US HWY 18), GAFFNEY, SC 29340 (NAICS 921190). OSHA activity number 309048601.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHEROKEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS/SOLID WASTE
- Site address
- UNION HWY (US HWY 18)
- City
- GAFFNEY
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- Mailing
- 210 NORTH LIMESTONE STREET, GAFFNEY, SC 29340
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 921190
- SIC code (legacy)
- 9199
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- B
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- May 18, 2005
- Abate by
- May 24, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $455 · Current $455
General-duty citation text
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that garbage collectors not wearing an orange or highly reflective vest were exposed to the hazard of being struck by a moving motor vehicle. A feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to wear and enforce through periodic inspections the use of the orange or highly reflective vests.
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- May 18, 2005
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2005
Recent events (2)
- — P (O)
- — Z (O)
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 18, 2005
- Abate by
- May 31, 2005
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- May 18, 2005
- Abate by
- May 31, 2005
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 18, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2005
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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 309048601.
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