Inspection 347410136 OPENED APR 12, 2024Closed
1809 Airport Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Darnel, Inc. 6 times in North Carolina since 2021.
The latest one began on Apr 12, 2024 after a complaint, in Monroe.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $50,603 and now stand at $47,903, 5% lower after settlements or reviews.
Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Darnel, Inc. averages $15,968 (3 cited inspections).
Darnel, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 347003436 OPENED SEP 28, 2023Closed
1809 Airport Rd, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346000763 OPENED JUN 6, 2022Closed
1809 Airport Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,601 | $11,601 | Dec 2, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,601 | $11,601 | Dec 2, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,601 | $11,601 | Dec 2, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 345414015 OPENED JUL 12, 2021Closed
1809 Airport Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345309330 OPENED MAY 13, 2021Closed
1809 Airport Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(a) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $3,000 | $2,700 | Sep 28, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $5,600 | $3,700 | Sep 28, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $1,500 | $1,000 | Sep 28, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 345210496 OPENED MAR 23, 2021Closed
1809 Airport Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $1,800 | $1,800 | May 6, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Serious | $900 | $900 | May 6, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations |
Serious | $3,000 | $3,000 | May 6, 2021 | Final |
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 Monroe site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 207 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnel Inc Monroe · 2025 | 207 | 4 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Darnel, INc. Monroe · 2021 | 123 | 12 | 2 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools
29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations
Other polystyrene foam product manufacturing employers in North Carolina
- Tenn-Tex Plastics Inc. Colfax · 12 citations · $2,600
- Southern Pipe, Inc. New London · 36 citations · $26,005
- RPP Acquisition, LLC Kenly · 1 citation · $0
- Veka East, Inc. Morganton · 3 citations · $12,420
- Elkamet, Inc. East Flat Rock · 18 citations · $9,885
- Skyline Plastic Systems, Inc. Fletcher · 16 citations · $5,550
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.