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Marion Machine LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Marion, North Carolina · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333120

5inspections
15citation items
$20,380current penalties
Jul 21, 2022last inspection

Marion Machine LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 1973.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 21, 2022 on a referral, in Marion.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 4 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $25,840 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,380, down 21%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.23, ladders in general industry (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Marion Machine LLC averages $10,170 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Marion Machine LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Marion Machine LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1973 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346094055 OPENED JUL 21, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2022

169 Machine Shop Rd., Marion, NC 28752 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$2,000$1,300Aug 2, 2022Final

Inspection 345056667 OPENED DEC 8, 2020Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2020

169 Machine Shop Road, Marion, NC 28752 · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344468780 OPENED NOV 21, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Jun 18, 2020

169 Machine Shop Road, Marion, NC 28752 · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 20, 2019 (fatal): Employee is pulled into lathe and is killed

At 2:35 p.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee was operating a Farrell Vertical Lathe and was pulled into the machine, killing him.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$5,600$4,480Mar 27, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$5,040Mar 27, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$5,040Mar 27, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,600$4,480Mar 27, 2020Final

Inspection 553958 OPENED FEB 27, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 1984

Hwy 70 West, Marion, NC 28752 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 5, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 5, 1984Closed

Inspection 13302567 OPENED JUN 4, 1973Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 44 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

Highway 70 West, Marion, NC 28752 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(e) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.22(c) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$40$40Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.219(f) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 1973Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Marion site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 46 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 46 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Marion Machine
Marion · 2025
46 112.32.7
Marion Machine LLC
Marion · 2018
45 102.51.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.309

Other construction machinery manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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