GROVETOWN, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING COMPANY, INC. in 300 FORD AVENUE, GROVETOWN, GA 30813 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339237778.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THOMPSON BUILDING WRECKING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 300 FORD AVENUE
- City
- GROVETOWN
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30813
- Mailing
- PO BOX 932, AUGUSTA, GA 30903
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1101 E01
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $7,000
90209954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas: On or about July 25, 2013: 300 Ford Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813 - Employees were exposed to asbestos-containing material (ACM), identified as 15% Chrysotile asbestos, while panels were broken on the outside of the building. The employer did not ensure all work was conducted within the regulated areas.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $4900
1926.1101 E02
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $7,000
90209954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(2): The regulated area was not demarcated in a manner that minimized the number of people within the area and protected the people outside the area from exposure to airborne asbestos: On or about July 25, 2013: 300 Ford Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813 - Employees were exposed to asbestos-containing material (ACM), identified as 15% Chrysotile asbestos, due to inadequate demarcation around the regulated area consisting of deficiencies such as but not limited to, several gaps, open spaces, and demarcation ribbon falling to the ground . The employer did not ensure the regulated area was properly demarcated.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1101 F01 I
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
90209954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed: On or about July 25, 2013: 300 Ford Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813 - Employees were exposed to asbestos-containing material (ACM), while performing asbestos abatement and demolition on a building with confirmed asbestos in the floor tiles and awnings. The employer did not ensure personal air monitoring was performed to determine employee exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $4900
1926.1101 G08 III C
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $7,000
90209954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(C): Unwrapped or unbagged panels or shingles were not immediately lowered to the ground via covered dust tight chute, crane or hoist, or placed in an impervious waste bag or wrapped in plastic sheeting and lowered to the ground no later than the end of the work shift: On or about July 25, 2013: 300 Ford Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813 - Employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from asbestos-containing material (ACM), identified as 15% Chrysotile asbestos, that were left exposed and unbagged. The employer did not ensure the panels were lowered and bagged as required.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $4900
1926.1101 G08 III A
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $49,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
90209954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(A): Cutting, abrading, or breaking siding, shingles, or transite panels was not prohibited: On or about July 25, 2013: 300 Ford Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813 - Employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from asbestos-containing material (ACM), identified as 15% Chrysotile asbestos, that fell to the ground during a removal process using a skid steer loader with pinchers. The employer did not ensure ACM was properly handled to minimize employee exposure.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (W) $49000
- · Z (W) $49000
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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 339237778.
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