OSHA has inspected Awnex, Inc. 5 times in Georgia since 2013.
The latest one began on Feb 26, 2026 after a complaint, in Ball Ground.
Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 23 serious, 1 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $67,612 and now stand at $42,487, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Awnex, Inc. averages $8,784 (4 cited inspections).
Awnex, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345694418 OPENED DEC 17, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2022
260 Valley Street Ste. 100, Ball Ground, GA 30107 · Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 18, 2021: Employee suffers electrical burn while welding
At 2:45 p.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was in a fabrication zone 4 using a Millermatic 350P Aluminum MIG Welder to weld aluminum brackets when the heat from the torch caused the insulation on the bottom portion of the gun to melt which exposed the wires. The employee was wearing Tilman 42s welding gloves when his left palm came in contact with the exposed wires. The employee was hospitalized to treat electrical burns to his left palm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,221 | $3,133 | May 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $9,136 | $5,482 | May 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $3,915 | $2,349 | May 13, 2022 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Ball Ground site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 99 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 74 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 18, 2021, Ball Ground: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems
An employee was welding aluminum brackets. The wires on the welding machine melted and a wire struck the employee's hand, shocking her.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
