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Hardware Distributors, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Hickory, North Carolina · Hardware Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423710

2inspections
13citation items
$0current penalties
Mar 31, 2026last inspection

Since 2010, OSHA inspectors have visited Hardware Distributors, LLC in North Carolina 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 31, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Greensboro.

In all, OSHA issued 13 citation items: 13 other-than-serious.

No penalty came with these citations.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 4 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Hardware Distributors, LLC averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.

Hardware Distributors, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348848896 OPENED MAR 31, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 2, 2026

216 Industrial Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27406 · Hardware Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 15, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(ii) · Other portable tools and equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 15, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 15, 2026Final

Inspection 314186701 OPENED FEB 11, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Apr 29, 2010

1071 7th St. Court Se, Hickory, NC 28602 · Hardware Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1904.5(a) · Determination of work-relatedness
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vic)(1) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2010Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1904.5 · Determination of work-relatedness

29 CFR 1904.5(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment, unless an exception in § 1904.5(b)(2) specifically applies.

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 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.244 · Other portable tools and equipment

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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