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Certainteed LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Athens, Georgia · Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing · NAICS 324122

11inspections
22citation items
$27,787current penalties
Apr 26, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Certainteed LLC 11 times in Georgia since 1982.

The latest one began on Apr 26, 2023 after a complaint, in Peachtree City.

Those inspections ended with 22 citation items: 13 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $36,801 and now stand at $27,787, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Certainteed LLC averages $6,262 (1 cited inspection).

Certainteed LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Certainteed LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1982 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346660525 OPENED APR 26, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2024

200 Sierra Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$10,436$6,262Aug 28, 2023Final

Inspection 312773245 OPENED AUG 6, 2009Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 2010

200 Sierra Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$7,500$6,750Sep 29, 2009Final

Inspection 309256139 OPENED APR 20, 2006Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 49 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2009

200 Sierra Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,000$2,500Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$2,000$500Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,500$2,000Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(iiif) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$2,000$750Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$2,500$1,500Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 13a
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$0$2,500Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 13b
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs
Serious$0$0Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 14a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$3,000Oct 18, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 14b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 18, 2006Final

Inspection 306218116 OPENED FEB 10, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 231 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2004

200 Ronthor Rd., Social Circle, GA 30279 · Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$825$100Mar 17, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Other-than-serious$825$100Mar 17, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$1,100$825Mar 17, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.36(e)(2) · Exit route design
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 17, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 17, 2004Closed

Inspection 306212051 OPENED APR 29, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 275 employees at the site · Closed May 6, 2003

425 Athena Drive, Athens, GA 30613 · Mineral Wool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306212556 OPENED APR 29, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 275 employees at the site · Closed May 13, 2003

425 Athena Drive, Athens, GA 30613 · Mineral Wool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303386361 OPENED APR 30, 2001Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2001

200 Ronthor Rd., Social Circle, GA 30279 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,875$1,000May 18, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0May 18, 2001Closed

Inspection 300971793 OPENED OCT 3, 1997Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 1997

200 Ronthor Rd., Social Circle, GA 30279 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

3 older inspections

Inspection 300969961 OPENED JUN 4, 1997Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 274 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 1997

425 Athena Drive, Athens, GA 30613 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 109472571 OPENED JUN 10, 1992Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jun 15, 1992

6175 Boat Rock Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30336 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 13100797 OPENED SEP 28, 1982Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 139 employees at the site · Closed Oct 22, 1984

Foundation Dr, Garden City, GA 31408 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$240$0Mar 10, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1000(c) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Mar 10, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Mar 10, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 2, 1982Closed

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 Athens site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 198 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 41 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
CertainTeed Athens
Athens · 2025
198 612.72.6
Millwork & Panel LLC- Social Circle
Social Circle · 2025
54 000.02.6
Certainteed Corporation LLC
Athens · 2022
200 1727.22.6
CertainTeed
Social Circle · 2017
58 000.02.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 21, 2017, Peachtree City: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · upper and lower limb(s)

An employee was performing maintenance on a shingle manufacturing machine when his right ankle and two right-hand fingers were burned by hot asphalt.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(c)

(c) Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)

(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

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 1910.95 · Noise

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