Inspection 348416025 OPENED AUG 1, 2025Closed
5960 Us Hwy 64 E, Ramseur, NC 27316 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Tower Components, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 2007.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 1, 2025 after a complaint, in Ramseur.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $7,000 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Tower Components, Inc. averages $7,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Tower Components, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 345535306 OPENED SEP 17, 2021Closed
5960 Us Highway 64e, Ramseur, NC 27316 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,500 | $3,500 | Feb 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,500 | $3,500 | Feb 18, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 311227912 OPENED AUG 3, 2007Closed
5960 Us Highway 64 E, Ramseur, NC 27316 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
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 Ramseur site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 60 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Components, Inc Ramseur · 2025 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
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)(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 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in North Carolina
- Tenn-Tex Plastics Inc. Colfax · 12 citations · $2,600
- Southern Pipe, Inc. New London · 36 citations · $26,005
- RPP Acquisition, LLC Kenly · 1 citation · $0
- Veka East, Inc. Morganton · 3 citations · $12,420
- Elkamet, Inc. East Flat Rock · 18 citations · $9,885
- Skyline Plastic Systems, Inc. Fletcher · 16 citations · $5,550
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.