Since 1983, OSHA inspectors have visited Cottrell Incorporated in Georgia 12 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 8, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Gainesville.
In all, OSHA issued 77 citation items: 35 serious, 4 repeat and 38 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $99,722; today they stand at $65,751, 34% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 12 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Cottrell Incorporated averages $14,354 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Cottrell Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346067820 OPENED JUL 8, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 1,300 employees at the site · Closed Jun 28, 2023
2125 Candler Road, Gainesville, GA 30507 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 8, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by semi-tractor tire
At 10:30 a.m. on July 8, 2022, an employee was assisting in pushing a stalled Kenworth W990 Semi-Tractor from a bay. The employee fell backwards, and the semi-tractor's rear tires crushed the employee's skull and chest area, killing him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $10,000 | $10,000 | Jan 13, 2023 | Final |
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Gainesville site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,161 workers: 0.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jan 13, 2021, Gainesville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was adjusting the band in a band saw after repair when the blade amputated their left index finger.
Nov 29, 2016, Gainesville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On 11/29/2016 at 12:30 p.m., an employee was attempting to reset the tooling in a turret punch press when the tooling came off and pinched the employee's right middle fingertip, amputating it.
Aug 22, 2016, Gainesville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a brake press to bend a 10-inch piece of metal with the long end in the machine. His hand entered the point of operation, crushing and avulsing his left ring and middle fingertips, which had to be amputated.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
