OSHA inspectors have visited Ets Express, Inc. in North Carolina one time.
It opened on May 31, 2017 after a complaint, in Concord.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $7,600; today they stand at $4,400, 42% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.106 (flammable liquids), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Ets Express, Inc. averages $4,400 across 1 cited inspection.
Ets Express, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Concord site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 88 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 26 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d)
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)
(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii)
(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.
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.
