STATESBORO, GA —
OSHA Inspection: BLOUNT SANFORD CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BLOUNT SANFORD CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. in OFF GA HWY 67 BETWEEN SOUTHBEND DRIVE & SAWGRASS TRAIL, STATESBORO, GA 30458 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 344120753.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLOUNT SANFORD CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- OFF GA HWY 67 BETWEEN SOUTHBEND DRIVE & SAWGRASS TRAIL
- City
- STATESBORO
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30458
- Mailing
- 5275 WEBB PARKWAY, LILBURN, GA 30047
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237310
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,636 · Current $3,382 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. (a) Inside the trench - On or about June 27, 2019 employees were working inside a trench 4.10 feet deep with no safe means of egress. The ladder in the trench was over 100 feet away from where employees were working.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3381.6
- — Z (S) $5636
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder was not used for the purpose for which it was designed. (a) Inside the trench - On or about June 27, 2019 employees in a trench were using a closed 4-foot step ladder that did not extend out of the trench for egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. (a) Inside the trench - On or about June 27, 2019 employees were working inside a trench 4.10 feet deep with a spoil pile less than 2 feet from the edge of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2028.6
- — Z (S) $3381
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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 344120753.
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