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Bodycote: OSHA inspections and violations

Fountain Inn, South Carolina · Metal Heat Treating · NAICS 332811

1inspections
3citation items
$3,000current penalties
Aug 12, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Bodycote once in South Carolina.

The inspection began on Aug 12, 2020 on a referral, in Fountain Inn.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,625 and now stand at $3,000, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Bodycote averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).

Bodycote also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bodycote: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344880042 OPENED AUG 12, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2021

100 Hunts Bridge Rd, Fountain Inn, SC 29644 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,875$1,125Jan 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,875$1,875Jan 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,875$0Jan 14, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Fountain Inn site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 18 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bodycote - Fountain Inn
Fountain Inn · 2023
18 115.23.2
Bodycote
Fountain Inn · 2021
20 105.23.2

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

Other metal heat treating employers in South Carolina

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