Inspection 345134548 OPENED FEB 4, 2021Closed
1760 Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway, Commerce, GA 30529 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Sfa Engineering Corp. 2 times in Georgia since 2015.
The latest one began on Feb 4, 2021 on a referral, in Commerce.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,000 and still stand at $14,000.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Sfa Engineering Corp. averages $14,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 341104339 OPENED NOV 19, 2015Closed
3051 Kumho Parkway, Macon, GA 31216 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 19, 2015 (fatal): Employee falls through catwalk and is killed
On November 19, 2015, an employee was pulling wire in preparation for the installation of an electronic monorail system. He was working from a catwalk located just beside the electric monorail system where multiple floor panels were missing. While the employee was pulling wire, he stepped backwards and fell through the catwalk where a floor panel was missing. He fell approximately 17-feet, striking the concrete floor below. He suffered multiple fractures to his skull, face, left forearm, and spine, as well as severe lacerations to his liver. He died 25 days later. The incident investigation revealed that the employee was wearing a harness, but was not tied off.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 13, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) · Fall protection systems |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 13, 2016 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 28, 2021, Commerce: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was inspecting the upper level of a conveyor system. The upper section was not properly assembled and fell onto the employee from a 4-foot height, resulting in a fracture to their right ankle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)
(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.
29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)
(iii) be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;
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