Royston, Georgia · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999
6inspections
2citation items
$15,857current penalties
Oct 10, 2019last inspection
Royston, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Georgia, the first in 1982.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 10, 2019 on a referral, in Jasper.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $26,428 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,857, down 40%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Royston, LLC averages $7,928 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Royston, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Oct 7, 2019: Employee amputates finger in auger
At 8:30 a.m. on October 7, 2019, an employee was operating a Thermwood 53 CNC table router when he made contact with the unguarded point of operation. The employee suffered a finger amputation and was treated without hospitalization.
Incident on Aug 28, 2018: Employee partially amputates thumb while operating hydraulic
At 8:40 p.m. on August 28, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a store interior design, manufacture, and installation company, was operating the Cincinnati PB-4 hydraulic press brake to form sheet metal parts that had two sequential bendings. The parts were approximately 3 inches wide and 48 inches long. The machine was protected by a light curtain to prevent proximity to the die gap which could be as wide as 7 inches. The mute point was typically set at 0.25 inches. Employee #1 increased the mute point on the downward stroke to increase working speed. His left thumb was partially crushed and amputated, with loss of seventy five percent of the nail. He was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Jasper site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 323 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Royston, LLC
Jasper · 2025
323
6
0
1.8
3.6
Royston Plant
Royston · 2025
221
11
2
4.8
3.6
Royston LLC Field Services
Royston · 2025
25
0
0
0.0
3.6
Royston LLC
Jasper · 2024
305
13
2
4.2
3.6
Royston LLC - Jasper, GA
Jasper · 2021
301
15
8
4.8
3.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee was working near a router head when a piece of wood was vacuumed into the router head. As the employee was trying to remove the wood, the employee's hand was pulled into the bit. The employee suffered lacerations and a fracture to the left ring finger, along the top.
An employee was forming parts on a press brake when his left thumb was caught and crushed between the top and bottom die, resulting in a partial amputation of the left thumb.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Georgia
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.
