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Supertex, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Liberty, North Carolina · Knit Fabric Mills · NAICS 313249

1inspections
13citation items
$2,600current penalties
Jul 13, 2015last inspection

Supertex, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in North Carolina.

OSHA opened it on Jul 13, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Liberty.

From that inspection OSHA issued 13 citation items: 4 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,900 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,600, down 33%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Supertex, Inc. averages $2,600 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Supertex, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317999993 OPENED JUL 13, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2016

312 West Luther Avenue, Liberty, NC 27298 · Knit Fabric Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,500$1,000Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,500$1,000Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$900$600Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(iii) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 2, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(b)

(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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