CHATSWORTH, GA —
OSHA Inspection: SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. in 616 DUVALL ROAD, CHATSWORTH, GA 30705 (NAICS 314110). OSHA activity number 342725215.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 616 DUVALL ROAD
- City
- CHATSWORTH
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30705
- Mailing
- 3435 LOWER DUG GAP ROAD MAIL DROP 054-24, DALTON, GA 30722
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 314110
- Employees
- 455
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $69,713 · Current $12,934 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(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. a. Re-inspection, carpet roll area: On or about October 16, 2017, employees were exposed to in running nip point hazards, in that machine guarding was not provided to employees starting the carpet rolls on the cardboard cores.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12934
- — C (R) $69713
- — Z (R) $69713
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342725215.
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