DAWSONVILLE, GA —
OSHA Inspection: SAWNEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of SAWNEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC. in HWY 400 & J.D. REEVES RD., DAWSONVILLE, GA 30534 (NAICS 221118). OSHA activity number 340203934.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAWNEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.
- Site address
- HWY 400 & J.D. REEVES RD.
- City
- DAWSONVILLE
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30534
- Mailing
- 543 ATLANTA HWY, CUMMING, GA 30040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221118
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.266 H01 IV
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(iv): No employee shall approach a feller closer than two tree lengths of trees being felled until the feller has acknowledged that it is safe to do so, unless the employer demonstrates that a team of employees is necessary to manually fell a particular tree. 1) On or about January 21, 2015, and at times prior to, A team of two employees was used to fell multiple trees as part of a power line clearing project. The team practice consisted of one employee using a rope to pull trees in the fall direction while the feller cut the tree at the stump. The employer failed to demonstrate that a team effort, that placed an employee closer than two tree lengths of the tree being felled, was safe and necessary to fell a particular tree.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 340203934.
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