Establishment profile
CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY
3250 WATERVILLE ROAD, MACON, GA, 31206
Operated by Cherokee Brick & Tile Company · 1 of 5 establishments
423320 — Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 580190940
Summary
CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY has accumulated 54 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $42,694 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 173 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 27 citations in this view · $42,694 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 3 | 3 | $4,200 | Dec 1976 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 3 | 3 | $2,023 | Dec 1976 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $14,135 | Jan 2015 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $590 | Feb 1986 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1976 | May 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1053 G02 | 1 | 1 | $9,488 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $2,295 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,023 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $420 | Nov 1980 | Nov 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $420 | May 1980 | May 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $360 | May 1980 | May 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $240 | May 1980 | May 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4233 within GA. Peer group: 173 employers. This establishment has 54 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 305 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2015 – Jan 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 14, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Mar 25, 2015 | Entangled in other object or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Fingertip,Jammed | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jan 7, 1986 | BURN,KILN,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FALLFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in GA — for Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Cherokee Brick & Tile Company operations in the same state.
MSHA citations
Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 34 citations · 4S&S · $3,712 proposed / $3,712 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9496172 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jul 2022 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $407 | $407 |
| 9496171 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jul 2022 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $407 | $407 |
| 9709156 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2025 | — | No | LowNegligence | $151 | $151 |
| 9754007 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Nov 2023 | — | No | ModNegligence | $143 | $143 |
| 9707329 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Apr 2023 | — | No | ModNegligence | $143 | $143 |
| 9496152 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jan 2022 | — | No | ModNegligence | $133 | $133 |
| 8908794 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Nov 2018 | — | No | ModNegligence | $118 | $118 |
| 8727297 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2014 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8726964 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Apr 2014 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8635364 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Apr 2012 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8635299 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2011 | — | No | LowNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8635229 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Apr 2011 | — | No | LowNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546348 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2010 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546347 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2010 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546263 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | May 2010 | — | No | LowNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546262 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | May 2010 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546261 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | May 2010 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 8546260 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | May 2010 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6595239 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2009 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6595237 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Oct 2009 | — | No | LowNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6509461 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Dec 2008 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6104871 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | May 2007 | — | No | ModNegligence | $100 | $100 |
| 6104800 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Dec 2006 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6104799 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Dec 2006 | — | No | LowNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6080926 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jul 2006 | — | No | HighNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6080925 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jul 2006 | — | No | HighNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6080924 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Jul 2006 | — | No | HighNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6080804 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Nov 2005 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6080803 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Nov 2005 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6078369 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Apr 2005 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6077164 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Dec 2003 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6077163 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Dec 2003 | — | No | ModNegligence | $60 | $60 |
| 6074297 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Mar 2000 | — | No | ModNegligence | $55 | $55 |
| 6074296 | Cherokee Mine Bibb, GA | Mar 2000 | — | No | ModNegligence | $55 | $55 |
Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE COMPANY 3250 WATERVILLE RD · MACON, GA, 31206 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | View → |
CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO. 3250 WATERVILLE ROAD · MACON, GA, 31206 | Water | No Violation Identified QNCR 7 | 1 | 0 | — | May 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $11,585 | |
| 2024-02-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-05-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $9,488 | |
| 2019-01-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-09-06 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-01-12 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $10,796 | |
| 2013-06-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-04-22 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $2,295 | |
| 2007-03-08 | Planned | 11 | 8 | $5,000 | |
| 2007-03-07 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $2,000 | |
| 1988-01-06 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-08-25 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-01-08 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $90 | |
| 1980-06-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-05-22 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $420 | |
| 1980-04-16 | Planned | 10 | 5 | $1,020 | |
| 1976-12-01 | Complaint | 8 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-12-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cherokee Brick & Tile Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cherokee Brick & Tile Company across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- MARMI NATURAL STONE, LLCNORCROSS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CUTTING EDGE STONE, INC.ALPHARETTA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIVE CUSTOM STONE, LLCDAWSONVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GEORGIA MASONRY SUPPLY, INC.LAWRENCEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- UMI, LLCDECATUR — 1 federal enforcement record
- TILE HOUSE INDUSTRIES, INC.TUCKER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHEROKEE BRICK AND TILEBUFORD, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO INCMacon, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE COMPANYJACKSON, MS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE COMacon, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Cherokee Brick & Tile Company locationsParent rollup
- Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 54 violations and $42,694 in total penalties.
- How does CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY operates in the brick, stone, and related construction material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.31 compared to an industry average of 2.3.
- Has CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY.