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WNC Refab, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Weaverville, North Carolina · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

1inspections
3citation items
$845current penalties
May 7, 2024last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited WNC Refab, Inc. in North Carolina one time.

It opened on May 7, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Weaverville.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,300; today they stand at $845, 35% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. WNC Refab, Inc. averages $845 across 1 cited inspection.

WNC Refab, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347474512 OPENED MAY 7, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2024

125 Old Homestead Trail, Weaverville, NC 28787 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,300$845May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0May 23, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)

(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

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