FORT VALLEY, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: PYLES PLUMBING & UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PYLES PLUMBING & UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC. in BEELAND DRIVE AND DOGWOOD CIRCLE, FORT VALLEY, GA 31030 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339822363.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PYLES PLUMBING & UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- BEELAND DRIVE AND DOGWOOD CIRCLE
- City
- FORT VALLEY
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31030
- Mailing
- 835 HILLCREST INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, MACON, GA 31204
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 78
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: On or about June 25, 2014, at Beeland Drive and Dogwood Circle, Fort Valley, Georgia: An employee performing sewer line installation was exposed to cave-in hazard while working inside an approximately greater than 20-feet long, 4-foot wide, and 8-foot deep excavation that did not have safe egress from the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2500
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: On or about June 25, 2014, at Beeland Drive and Dogwood Circle, Fort Valley, Georgia: An employee performing sewer line installation was exposed to a struck-by hazard from a Komatsu backhoe and gravel when he worked inside an approximately greater than 20-foot long, 4-foot wide, and 8-foot deep excavation underneath the load.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that th(a)(LOCATION)(DIMENSIONS OF THE EXCAVATION)(EMPLOYEES EXPOSED)(THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT MET ALL THE ELEMENTS OF SLOPING/BENCHING OPTION (2), -3 OR (4)): On or about June 25, 2014, at Beeland Drive and Dogwood Circle, Fort Valley, Georgia: An employee performing sewer line installation was exposed to a struck-by hazard while working inside an approximately greater than 20-feet long, 4-foot wide, and 8-foot deep excavation that did not have a protective system installed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2500
- · Z (S) $3500
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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 339822363.
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