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Aurora Technologies Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Spartanburg, South Carolina · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

3inspections
11citation items
$8,645current penalties
May 2, 2023last inspection

Aurora Technologies Inc has 3 OSHA inspections on record in South Carolina, the first in 2001.

OSHA's last visit started on May 2, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Spartanburg.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 10 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $9,050 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,645, down 4%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Aurora Technologies Inc averages $8,375 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Aurora Technologies Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Aurora Technologies Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346695695 OPENED MAY 2, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 2024

5050 N. Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$1,125$1,125Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$1,125$1,125Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$400$400Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$525$525Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,500$2,500Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,125$1,125Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,125$1,125Oct 25, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$450$450Oct 25, 2023Final

Inspection 303564793 OPENED NOV 5, 2001Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2001

5050 N Blackstock Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303565386 OPENED OCT 16, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2002

5050 N Blackstock Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$675$270Nov 30, 2001Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Spartanburg site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 41 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
South
Spartanburg · 2025
41 102.62.6
ATI South
Spartanburg · 2019
42 102.42.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2)

(2) Minimum separation. There shall be no open flame or spark producing equipment in any spraying area nor within 20 feet thereof, unless separated by a partition.

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)(i)

(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7)

(7) “No Smoking” signs. “No smoking” signs in large letters on contrasting color background shall be conspicuously posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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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.