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Pickens County: OSHA inspections and violations

Pickens, South Carolina · Other General Government Support · NAICS 921190

4inspections
3citation items
$618current penalties
Mar 17, 2015last inspection

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.

Pickens County: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317891158 OPENED MAR 17, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · Local government · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 16, 2015

315 West Main Street, Liberty, SC 29657 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.404(c)(1)(iia) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$900$450Apr 7, 2015Closed

Inspection 310337027 OPENED JAN 24, 2007Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · Local government · 179 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2007

North Old Pendleton Rd, Liberty, SC 29657 · Other General Government Support · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 10012 A
Serious$420$168Feb 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 8, 2007Closed

Inspection 115687196 OPENED AUG 11, 1992Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Local government · Closed Aug 20, 1992

Main St. (hwy 183), Pickens, SC 29671 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 14218432 OPENED OCT 12, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 220 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 1983

Main St Courthouse, Pickens, SC 29671 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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 yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Pickens County
Pickens · 2024
723 1242.03.1
Pickens County SC
Pickens · 2019
700 21183.93.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)

(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.

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(c)(1)(iia)

(A) 10 feet (3.05 m)—above finished grade, sidewalks, or from any platform or projection from which they might be reached.

Other other general government support employers in South Carolina

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.