Milledgeville, Georgia · Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing · NAICS 327125
1inspections
6citation items
$20,000current penalties
Nov 8, 2018last inspection
Rath, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Georgia.
OSHA opened it on Nov 8, 2018 on a referral, in Milledgeville.
From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.
OSHA proposed $37,509 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,000, down 47%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Rath, Inc. averages $20,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Rath, Inc. 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.
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Incident on Oct 30, 2018: Employee fractures ribs when machine activates
At 12:00 p.m. on October 30, 2018, Employee #1 was troubleshooting the Travel Crete machine. He did not lock the machine out before proceeding. The machine activated, pinning the employee between the scissor lift and the Travel Crete. Employee #1 sustained six broken ribs and was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Milledgeville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 28 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Rath Inc., Milledgeville Facility
Milledgeville · 2025
28
0
0
0.0
3.0
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.
Oct 30, 2018, Milledgeville: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was in a scissor lift troubleshooting a machine. The machine activated and the employee was pinned between the machine and the scissor lift railing resulting in six broken ribs.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
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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.
