Corning Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations
Christiansburg, Virginia · All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing · NAICS 327999
19inspections
27citation items
$25,512current penalties
Nov 27, 2023last inspection
Corning Incorporated has 19 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 1993.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 27, 2023 after a complaint, in Christiansburg.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 27 citation items: 17 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $22,200 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Corning Incorporated averages $100 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Corning Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Christiansburg site logged 13 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 504 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 24 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Corning Environmental Technologies Blacksburg
Christiansburg · 2018
504
13
3
2.3
2.6
Blacksburg
Christiansburg · 2017
480
12
7
2.1
2.7
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.10 · Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss
29 CFR 1904.10(a)
(a) Basic requirement. If an employee's hearing test (audiogram) reveals that the employee has experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, you must record the case on the OSHA 300 Log.
29 CFR 1910.1020 · Access to employee exposure and medical records
29 CFR 1910.1020(e)(1)(i)
(e) Access to records—(1) General. (i) Whenever an employee or designated representative requests access to a record, the employer shall assure that access is provided in a reasonable time, place, and manner. If the employer cannot reasonably provide access to the record within fifteen (15) working days, the employer shall within the fifteen (15) working days apprise the employee or designated representative requesting the record of the reason for the delay and the earliest date when the record can be made available.
(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).
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.