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Oar Structures Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Suwanee, Georgia · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
3citation items
$6,400current penalties
Feb 5, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Oar Structures Inc. in Georgia one time.

It opened on Feb 5, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Suwanee.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $7,700; today they stand at $6,400, 17% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Oar Structures Inc. averages $6,400 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Oar Structures Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341235455 OPENED FEB 5, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2017

1035 Scales Road Building 8, Suwanee, GA 30024 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 5, 2016 (fatal): 21 foot fall from make-shift scaffold

At 10:00 a.m. on February 5, 2016, an employee framing the second story of a new multi-family residence, was using lumber and a nail gun. The employee fell 22-feet from a makeshift platform that was not attached to the structure. The platform slipped away from the building and the employee fell and struck the concrete flooring and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,500Jul 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jul 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$4,900$4,900Jul 11, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6)

(6) Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7)

(7) Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii)

(vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

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