Turbocoating Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations
Hickory, North Carolina · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · NAICS 332812
1inspections
5citation items
$20,800current penalties
Apr 22, 2026last inspection
OSHA has inspected Turbocoating Corp. once in North Carolina.
The inspection began on Apr 22, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Hickory; the case is still open.
That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,800 and still stand at $20,800.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Turbocoating Corp. averages $20,800 (1 cited inspection).
Turbocoating Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $21,740 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Planned · Partial · Health · 120 employees at the site · Open
1928 Main Ave Se, Hickory, NC 28602 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Hickory site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 81 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 28 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Turbocoating dba Lincotek Surface Solutions
Hickory · 2020
81
5
4
6.2
3.2
Turbocoating
Hickory · 2018
81
3
3
3.9
3.2
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Nov 3, 2013 to Oct 31, 2015
Hickory
60
59
$21,740
$0
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)(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.
(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.
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.
