SANDY SPRINGS, GA —
OSHA Inspection: THOMAS BUILDERS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of THOMAS BUILDERS INC. in 915 CRESTLINE PARKWAY, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30328 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 339780306.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THOMAS BUILDERS INC.
- Site address
- 915 CRESTLINE PARKWAY
- City
- SANDY SPRINGS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30328
- Mailing
- 855 WEST WILSON STREET, NIOTA, TN 37826
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.703 A01
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.703(a)(1): Formwork was not designed, fabricated, erected, supported, braced and maintained so that it would be capable of supporting without failure all vertical and lateral loads that could reasonably be anticipated to be applied to the form. (a) Parking Deck, Hilton Homewood Suite Hotel located at 915 Crestline Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328: Employees suffered injuries while installing Hollowcore Concrete Slabs on a Diversakore steel frame as the shoring supports used were not capable of supporting a load of approximately 67,000 pounds. During the installation of the concrete slabs it was observed that shoring was falling out of place as the slabs were set and work was not stopped when these failures occurred.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.703 A02
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.703(a)(2): Drawings or plans, including all revisions, for the jack layout, formwork (including shoring equipment), working decks, and scaffolds were not available at the jobsite: (a) Parking deck, new Hilton Homewood Suite Hotel located at 915 Crestline Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328: The Employer failed to provide all the shoring drawings, including all the revisions for the shoring jack layout. Shoring jacks were set on mud sills over gravel in the area where the steel beam failed and the collapse occurred. There was no plan available indicating that shoring could be used on a gravel surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.703 B03
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.703(b)(3): Erected shoring equipment was not inspected immediately prior to, during, and immediately after concrete placement: (a) Parking deck, new Hilton Homewood Suite Hotel located at 915 Crestline Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328: The employer failed to inspect the shoring system used to support the Diversakore steel beams and Hollowcore concrete slabs. Approximately 19 Hollowcore slabs were installed weighing 6700 lbs. each and no inspection of the shoring system was conducted prior, during or immediately after the concrete slabs were placed. The shoring contractor was not on site the day the slabs were installed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.703 B04
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.703(b)(4): Shoring equipment was not immediately reinforced to increase the strength to that required by 29 CFR 1926.703(a)(1), when it was found to be damaged or weakened after erection: (a) Parking deck, new Hilton Homewood Suite Hotel located at 915 Crestline Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328: Employer failed to immediately reinforce the damaged shoring system after it was observed during a walk around inspection of the site. The employer allowed work to continue on site before all of the damaged or weakened shoring was reinforced and or replaced.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
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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 339780306.
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