ACWORTH, GA —
OSHA Inspection: GORMAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GORMAN CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 5081 CHEROKEE STREET, ACWORTH, GA 30101 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344473384.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GORMAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 5081 CHEROKEE STREET
- City
- ACWORTH
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30101
- Mailing
- 3401 FLORENCE CIRCLE STE 100, POWDER SPRINGS, GA 30127
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $20,781
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) 5081 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, Excavation located in southwest corner: On or about 11/25/2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to engulfment/cave-in hazards while working in an excavation that measured 55-ft. long by 25-ft. wide by 9-ft. deep, in that a safe means of egress was not provided inside the excavation as employees were engaged in erecting a manhole. Gorman Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1363363, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/19/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 2416-2498 Barrett Creek Parkway, Marietta, GA 30066.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $20781
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $20,781
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 (b) or (c). (a) 5081 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, Excavation located in southwest corner: On or about 11/25/2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to engulfment/cave-in hazards while working in an excavation that measured 55-ft. long by 25-ft. wide by 9-ft. deep, in that a cave-in protection system was not provided inside the excavation as employees were engaged in erecting a manhole and pumping existing water from the sewer to install new lines. Gorman Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1363363, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/19/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 2416-2498 Barrett Creek Parkway, Marietta, GA 30066.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $20781
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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 344473384.
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