Since 1983, OSHA inspectors have visited Pickens County in South Carolina 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 17, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Liberty.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $1,320; today they stand at $618, 53% less.
Among public administration employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $0 penalty. Pickens County averages $450 across 1 cited inspection.
Pickens County also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Pickens site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 723 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 269 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Pickens County
Pickens · 2024
723
12
4
2.0
3.1
Pickens County SC
Pickens · 2019
700
21
18
3.9
3.1
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.