COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC.
BERT FRIDAY RD., COLUMBIA, SC 29210 · NAICS 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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Inspection records
May 8, 2014#317494722May 8, 2014Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#317494722$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317494722
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 2014
- Closed
- Jul 21, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4120 River Drive, Columbia, SC 29201
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jan 15, 2014#317490506Jan 15, 2014Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#317490506$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #317490506
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 15, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 15, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 19, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10258 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29229
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A09 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 2014 | - | - |
Sep 24, 2013#317009967Sep 24, 2013Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#317009967$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #317009967
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 24, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 2013
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6671 St Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29212
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A09I | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 2013 | - | - |
Jun 18, 2004#307436683Jun 18, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307436683$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307436683
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 2004
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2740 Alpine Road, Columbia, SC 29223
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 G09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A09 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 22, 2004 | - | - |
May 11, 1998#301774105May 11, 1998Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#301774105$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301774105
Dates
- Opened
- May 11, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 8, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Bert Friday Rd., Columbia, SC 29210
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 11, 1998#301774378Feb 11, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#301774378$2,6003 viol.3 violations$2,600 in penalties
Inspection #301774378
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 8, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,600
- Penalties on Record
- $2,600
- Site Address
- Bert Friday Rd., Columbia, SC 29210
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injured when trench wall collapses
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $225 | $225 | Mar 23, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $375 | $375 | Apr 20, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Mar 23, 1998 | - | - |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1998 to 2014. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Specialty Trade Contractors, 558,619 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: site preparation contractors reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.6%; NAICS 23891 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source