WAVELAND, MS —
OSHA Inspection: CHEROKEE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CHEROKEE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING in LAGAN STREET & HIGHWAY 603, WAVELAND, MS 39576 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 315305821.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
- Site address
- LAGAN STREET & HIGHWAY 603
- City
- WAVELAND
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39576
- Mailing
- 425 MELISA DRIVE, BILOXI, MS 39531
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1781
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $2,040
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 two employees were exposed to struck by hazards when working in and adjacent to a roadway without wearing high-visibility apparel. (a)Highway 603 and Lagan Avenue - On or about November 17, 2011 three employees were exposed to struck by hazards while working in or adjacent to a busy roadway intersection without high-visibility apparel. Three employees were exposed to being struck by vehicular traffic at a busy intersection where employees were not wearing high-visibility apparel. The site did not have warning sign posted to notify the public employees were working ahead. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate hazard is require employees wear high-visibility apparel.
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350
1926.200 A
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $2,040
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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 315305821.
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