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Wirtz Wire Edm, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Hendersonville, North Carolina · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 333514

4inspections
12citation items
$1,700current penalties
Sep 1, 2026last inspection

Wirtz Wire Edm, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 1999.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 1, 2026 after a complaint, in Hendersonville, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 3 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $2,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,700, down 32%.

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. Wirtz Wire Edm, LLC averages $725 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Wirtz Wire Edm, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Wirtz Wire Edm, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1999 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349146019 OPENED SEP 1, 2026Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 16 employees at the site · Open

65a Commercial Hill Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,250$800Oct 8, 2026Final

Inspection 343134219 OPENED MAY 3, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jul 3, 2018

95 Commercial Hill Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,000$650May 22, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0May 22, 2018Final

Inspection 312306699 OPENED JUN 9, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jul 11, 2008

308 Chadwick Avenue, Hendersonville, NC 28739 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · 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$250$250Jun 11, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(2) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 2008Closed

Inspection 302644992 OPENED FEB 8, 1999Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 1999

308 Chadwick Avenue, Hendersonville, NC 28739 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 26, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 26, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(vc)(1) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 26, 1999Closed

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 Hendersonville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 19 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Wirtz Wire EDM, LLC
Hendersonville · 2025
19 000.02.3
Wirtz Wire EDM LLC
Hendersonville · 2023
15 000.02.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

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 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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