Since 1995, OSHA inspectors have visited Freudenberg-Nok in Georgia 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 26, 2015 on a referral, in Dahlonega.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $7,000; today they stand at $4,200, 40% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Freudenberg-Nok averages $4,200 across 1 cited inspection.
Freudenberg-Nok also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Georgia · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Lagrange site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 271 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 70 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Freudenberg-NOK
Lagrange · 2021
271
7
3
2.6
2.5
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was cleaning a cryogenic deflasher and preparing to shut it down. The employee was reaching into the hopper when their right index finger was caught by the auger and the fingertip was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
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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.