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Zinus Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Summerville, South Carolina · Furniture Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423210

1inspections
6citation items
$8,100current penalties
Sep 30, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Zinus Inc in South Carolina one time.

It opened on Sep 30, 2020 on a referral, in Summerville.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $15,000; today they stand at $8,100, 46% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.37 (exit routes), 2 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Zinus Inc averages $8,100 across 1 cited inspection.

Zinus Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Zinus Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344952742 OPENED SEP 30, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 187 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2021

1125 Newton Way, Summerville, SC 29483 · Furniture Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$3,750$2,250Dec 22, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$4,500$4,500Dec 22, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$4,500$0Dec 22, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3.4(A)
 Other-than-serious$750$450Dec 22, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$750$450Dec 22, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$750$450Dec 22, 2020Final

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 Summerville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 20 workers: 5.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Zinus, Inc - CHS
Summerville · 2025
20 105.91.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)

(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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