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Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Elizabeth City, North Carolina · Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing · NAICS 335314

1inspections
15citation items
$4,200current penalties
Oct 25, 2021last inspection

Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in North Carolina.

OSHA opened it on Oct 25, 2021 after a complaint, in Elizabeth City.

From that inspection OSHA issued 15 citation items: 6 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,200 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. averages $4,200 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345598940 OPENED OCT 25, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2022

107 Kitty Hawk Lane, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,200$1,200Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(3) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,200$1,200Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$1,200$1,200Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(4) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$600$600Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(b) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Elizabeth City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 68 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc.
Elizabeth City · 2023
68 101.40.3
Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc
Elizabeth City · 2019
70 000.00.3

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(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1)

(a) General requirements—(1) Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section, except:

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

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

Other relay and industrial control manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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