Hickory, North Carolina · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · NAICS 335999
OSHA has inspected Utility Solutions, Inc 2 times in North Carolina since 2017.
The latest one began on Apr 21, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Hickory.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 5 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,475 and still stand at $3,475.
Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Utility Solutions, Inc averages $1,738 (2 cited inspections).
Utility Solutions, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company101 33rd Street Drive Se, Hickory, NC 28602 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component 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)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,800 | $2,800 | Jul 8, 2021 | Final |
101 33rd Street Drive Se, Hickory, NC 28602 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $225 | $225 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $225 | $225 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i) · Gas welding and cutting |
Serious | $225 | $225 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Hickory site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 72 workers: 9.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 31 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Solutions Inc. Hickory · 2025 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 9.0 | 3.2 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)
(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)
(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and
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