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Omnova Solutions Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Monroe, North Carolina · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · NAICS 323111

2inspections
7citation items
$10,300current penalties
Jul 5, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Omnova Solutions Inc. 2 times in North Carolina since 2017.

The latest one began on Jul 5, 2018 to follow up on an earlier case, in Monroe.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,300 and still stand at $10,300.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Omnova Solutions Inc. averages $10,300 (1 cited inspection).

Omnova Solutions Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Omnova Solutions Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343276424 OPENED JUL 5, 2018Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2018

2011 N. Rocky River Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342757671 OPENED OCT 27, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2018

2011 N. Rocky River Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$6,300$6,300Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a Serious$4,000$4,000Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 5, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2022, the Monroe site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 101 workers: 2.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 9 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
Monroe · 2022
101 212.12.0
Omnova Solutions
Monroe · 2019
91 100.92.0
Omnova - Monroe
Monroe · 2016
80 101.02.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(d)

(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

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 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

Other commercial printing (except screen and books) employers in North Carolina

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.