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Bunch, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Kings Mountain, North Carolina · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

7inspections
19citation items
$1,835current penalties
Aug 31, 2015last inspection

Since 2003, OSHA inspectors have visited Bunch, Inc. in North Carolina 7 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 31, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Kings Mountain.

In all, OSHA issued 19 citation items: 10 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $3,350; today they stand at $1,835, 45% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Bunch, Inc. averages $792 across 2 cited inspections.

Bunch, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340888957 OPENED AUG 31, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2016

601 Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$300$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Serious$300$195Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$300$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$300$195Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$300$195Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final

Inspection 317945004 OPENED JAN 23, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 22 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2015

1503 South Battleground Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$300$175Feb 2, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,000$650Feb 2, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 2, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$300$175Feb 2, 2015Closed

Inspection 315365577 OPENED FEB 1, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2011

601 Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 315151068 OPENED DEC 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 2010

601 Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312604440 OPENED AUG 19, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2009

601 Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$100$100Sep 10, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 10, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 10, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 10, 2008Closed

Inspection 310742770 OPENED DEC 18, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2007

601 Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$150$150Jan 25, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Jan 25, 2007Closed

Inspection 306250192 OPENED JAN 16, 2003Closed

Planned · Records only · Health · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2003

1503 South Batttleground Ave., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii)

(ii) Containers when stored inside shall not be located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)

(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)

(ii) Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 9501.2901

Other fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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