SAVANNAH, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: SUMWALT ASSOCIATES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SUMWALT ASSOCIATES, INC. in 2109 EAST VICTORY DRIVE, SAVANNAH, GA 31404 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 339477622.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUMWALT ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Site address
- 2109 EAST VICTORY DRIVE
- City
- SAVANNAH
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31404
- Mailing
- 4600 FOREST DRIVE, COLUMBIA, SC 29260
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. a) On the south eastern corner of the roof, on November 7, 2013, the employer did not ensure an employee who was performing steel work at a height of twenty three feet from the ground level was protected from fall hazards through the deployment of a fall arrest system, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with death, broken bones, lacerations, sprains, and bruises. b) On the south edge of the roof, on November 7, 2013, the employer did not ensure an employee who was removing steel roofing material at a height of twenty three feet from the ground level was protected from fall hazards through the deployment of a fall arrest system, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with death, broken bones, lacerations, sprains, and bruises. c) On the west edge of the roof, on November 7, 2013, the employer did not ensure an employee was performing steel work at a height of twenty three feet from the ground level was protected from fall hazards through the deployment of a fall arrest system, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with death, broken bones, lacerations, sprains, and bruises. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) At the site, on November 7, 2013, the employer did not provide for an evaluation, within three years of the inspection date, of the performance of an operator who operated a powered industrial truck to move materials throughout the worksite. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 339477622.
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