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CHEROKEE BRICK &TILE COMPANY

3250 WATERVILLE ROAD, MACON, GA, 31206
Operated by Cherokee Brick & Tile Company · 1 of 5 establishments
423320Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 580190940

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OSHA inspections
18
over 49 years
Violations
54
$42,694 in penalties
Penalties
$42,694
$791 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

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

Inspections
18
0.4 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
54
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$42,694
$791 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 18
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 18

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$4,200Dec 1976Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0133$2,023Dec 1976Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$14,135Jan 2015May 2025
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$590Feb 1986Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III22Dec 1976May 1980
29 CFR 1910.1053 G0211$9,488Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$2,295Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0211$2,023Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$1,500Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I11$1,250Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I11$1,250Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III11$1,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 III11$500Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0095 A11$420Nov 1980Nov 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101711$420May 1980May 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$360May 1980May 1980
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$240May 1980May 1980
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Jun 2024Jun 2024
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Jan 2015Jan 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

99th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $2,800
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
2.3
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
4.6
vs industry
+1.6

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
5
Complaint
6
Accident
1
Referral
3

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

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
5
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 1, 2025Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Dec 26, 2024Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.Leg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 14, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Oct 24, 2018Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetHip(s)Hospitalized
Apr 16, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 21, 2017Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Mar 25, 2015Entangled in other object or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 6, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 14, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Fingertip,Jammed11
Jan 7, 1986BURN,KILN,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FALLFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

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

Violations
34
Assessed penalties
$3,712

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.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
9496172
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jul 2022YesModNegligence$407$407
9496171
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jul 2022YesModNegligence$407$407
9709156
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2025NoLowNegligence$151$151
9754007
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Nov 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9707329
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Apr 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9496152
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jan 2022NoModNegligence$133$133
8908794
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Nov 2018NoModNegligence$118$118
8727297
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8726964
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Apr 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8635364
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Apr 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
8635299
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2011NoLowNegligence$100$100
8635229
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Apr 2011NoLowNegligence$100$100
8546348
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
8546347
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2010YesModNegligence$100$100
8546263
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
May 2010NoLowNegligence$100$100
8546262
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
8546261
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
May 2010YesModNegligence$100$100
8546260
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
May 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6595239
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2009NoModNegligence$100$100
6595237
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Oct 2009NoLowNegligence$100$100
6509461
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Dec 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6104871
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
May 2007NoModNegligence$100$100
6104800
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Dec 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6104799
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Dec 2006NoLowNegligence$60$60
6080926
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jul 2006NoHighNegligence$60$60
6080925
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jul 2006NoHighNegligence$60$60
6080924
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Jul 2006NoHighNegligence$60$60
6080804
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Nov 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6080803
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Nov 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6078369
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Apr 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6077164
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Dec 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6077163
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Dec 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6074297
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Mar 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
6074296
Cherokee Mine
Bibb, GA
Mar 2000NoModNegligence$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 inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
9

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE COMPANY
3250 WATERVILLE RD · MACON, GA, 31206
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 2
20Sep 2025View →
CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO.
3250 WATERVILLE ROAD · MACON, GA, 31206
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 7
10May 2024View →

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)

DOT number
525335
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-01-02Referral11$11,585
2024-02-15Complaint1$0
2023-05-02Complaint11$9,488
2019-01-18Referral0$0
2018-09-06Monitoring0$0
2015-01-12Referral55$10,796
2013-06-10Complaint0$0
2011-04-22Planned21$2,295
2007-03-08Planned118$5,000
2007-03-07Planned52$2,000
1988-01-06Unprogrammed Related0$0
1987-08-25Complaint3$0
1986-01-08Accident21$90
1980-06-05Follow-up0$0
1980-05-22Planned53$420
1980-04-16Planned105$1,020
1976-12-01Complaint8$0
1976-12-01Complaint0$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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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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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.