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Design Foundry LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Hickory, North Carolina · Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing · NAICS 337121

1inspections
6citation items
$6,110current penalties
Apr 21, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Design Foundry LLC once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on Apr 21, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Hickory.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,400 and now stand at $6,110, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Design Foundry LLC averages $6,110 (1 cited inspection).

Design Foundry LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Design Foundry LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345269161 OPENED APR 21, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2021

1105 22nd Street Se, Hickory, NC 28602 · Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$4,900$3,185Jun 2, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Serious$900$585Jun 2, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,800$1,170Jun 2, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$900$585Jun 2, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 2, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$900$585Jun 2, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Hickory site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 13.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Design Foundry NC
Hickory · 2019
40 4013.03.7

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)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.212(b)

(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other upholstered household furniture manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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