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Austin Cole: OSHA inspections and violations

Candler, North Carolina · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
3citation items
$4,500current penalties
Apr 28, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Austin Cole once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Apr 28, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Candler.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,500 and still stand at $4,500.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Austin Cole averages $4,500 (1 cited inspection).

Austin Cole: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345276356 OPENED APR 28, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 2025

213 Home Place, Candler, NC 28715 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 25, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 25, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1) · Head protection
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 25, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.135 · Head protection

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.

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