OSHA has inspected Cox Industries 3 times in Virginia since 2014.
The latest one began on Mar 17, 2017 after a complaint, in Newsoms.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $41,855 and now stand at $11,550, 72% lower after settlements or reviews.
Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.146.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Cox Industries averages $5,775 (2 cited inspections).
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Watch this company21366 General Thomas Highway, Newsoms, VA 23874 · Wood Preservation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,155 | $1,155 | Jul 10, 2017 | Final |
21366 General Thomas Highway, Newsoms, VA 23874 · Wood Preservation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $7,000 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $7,000 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $7,000 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $7,000 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $7,000 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $5,700 | $1,732 | May 24, 2016 | Final |
21366 General Thomas Highway, Newsoms, VA 23874 · Wood Preservation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)
(A) Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii)
(iii) Isolating the permit space;
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i)
(i) Test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing shall be performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working;
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.