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Chic Distributors, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Hickory, North Carolina · Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing · NAICS 333515

1inspections
4citation items
$900current penalties
Mar 3, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Chic Distributors, Inc. once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Mar 3, 2021 after a complaint, in Hickory.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $900 and still stand at $900.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Chic Distributors, Inc. averages $900 (1 cited inspection).

Chic Distributors, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345180921 OPENED MAR 3, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 9 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2022

1631 Main Avenue Drive Nw, Hickory, NC 28601 · Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0May 4, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$300$300May 4, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$300$300May 4, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$300$300May 4, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3)

(3) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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