OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Wright Machine - Tool Co., Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Swannanoa, North Carolina · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333512

1inspections
4citation items
$6,180current penalties
Feb 28, 2022last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Wright Machine - Tool Co., Inc. in North Carolina one time.

It opened on Feb 28, 2022 after a complaint, in Swannanoa.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $8,850; today they stand at $6,180, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Wright Machine - Tool Co., Inc. averages $6,180 across 1 cited inspection.

Wright Machine - Tool Co., Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Want to know if OSHA cites Wright Machine - Tool Co., Inc. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 345808323 OPENED FEB 28, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2022

101 Jims Branch Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,800$1,960Mar 10, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,800$1,960Mar 10, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,800$1,960Mar 10, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Serious$450$300Mar 10, 2022Final

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)(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.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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.

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 metalworking machinery manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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.