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Focus Leather, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Granite Falls, North Carolina · Reupholstery and Furniture Repair · NAICS 811420

3inspections
26citation items
$4,237current penalties
Feb 11, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Focus Leather, Inc. 3 times in North Carolina since 2006.

The latest one began on Feb 11, 2016 after a complaint, in Sawmills.

Those inspections ended with 26 citation items: 11 serious and 15 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,237 and still stand at $4,237.

Spray painting and finishing comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.107.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Focus Leather, Inc. averages $4,050 (1 cited inspection).

Focus Leather, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341250058 OPENED FEB 11, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jul 11, 2016

2715 Campground Road, Sawmills, NC 28630 · Reupholstery and Furniture Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$900$900Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$900$900Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$900$900Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$900$900Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$450$450Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(b)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final

Inspection 314494006 OPENED MAY 6, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Jun 3, 2010

2715 Campground Road, Granite Falls, NC 28630 · Reupholstery and Furniture Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vic)(1) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 12, 2010Closed

Inspection 310473764 OPENED OCT 11, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 82 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2006

2715 Campground Road, Granite Falls, NC 28630 · Reupholstery and Furniture Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(4) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$187$187Oct 17, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 17, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 17, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 17, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 17, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 17, 2006Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(3)

(3) Hot surfaces. Space-heating appliances, steampipes, or hot surfaces shall not be located in a spraying area where deposits of combustible residues may readily accumulate.

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)

(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7)

(7) Lamps. Electric lamps outside of, but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by a partition, shall be totally enclosed to prevent the falling of hot particles and shall be protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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