JOAN FABRICS CORPORATION
1230 15TH AVE. DR. SE, HICKORY, NC 28602
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Inspection records
Feb 21, 2006#309902179Feb 21, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309902179$5252 viol.2 violations$525 in penalties
Inspection #309902179
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 21, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 2006
- Closed
- Mar 20, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 130
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $525
- Penalties on Record
- $525
- Site Address
- 1525 7th St. S.e., Hickory, NC 28601
- Industry
- 313210 Broadwoven Fabric Mills
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $525 | $525 | Mar 14, 2006 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 14, 2006 | - | - |
Apr 27, 2000#302934328Apr 27, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302934328$2,0004 viol.4 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #302934328
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 27, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 2000
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 1525 7th Street Se, Hickory, NC 28603
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 2 | 8 | $1,750 | $1,500 | Jun 16, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.136 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 19100136 A | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,250 | $250 | Jul 26, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.262 Textiles OSHA citation code: 19100262 H01 IV | Serious | 3 | 8 | $1,250 | $250 | Jul 26, 2000 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 2000 | - | - |
Jan 5, 2000#303290134Jan 5, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#303290134$3,56719 viol.19 violations$3,567 in penalties
Inspection #303290134
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 2000
- Closed
- Mar 7, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 19
- Violation Types
- 17 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,650
- Penalties on Record
- $3,567
- Site Address
- 1525 7th St. S.e., Hickory, NC 28601
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 19 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 8 | 3 | $350 | $350 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 8 | 3 | $700 | $350 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 3 | 1 | $700 | $350 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01004 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 3 | 1 | $700 | $350 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $500 | $400 | Jan 31, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $100 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
| 01007A | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 K02 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $700 | $700 | Feb 13, 2000 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 19 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 28, 1996#300070026May 28, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300070026$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300070026
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1996
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1525 7th St. Se, Hickory, NC 28603
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 18, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 18, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 18, 1996 | - | - |
May 28, 1991#18551127May 28, 1991Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#18551127$1,2001 viol.1 violation$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #18551127
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1991
- Closed
- Jul 15, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 1230 15th Ave. Dr. Se, Hickory, NC 28602
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | 12 | 18 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Jul 15, 1991 | - | - |
Nov 18, 1982#14190656Nov 18, 1982Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#14190656$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14190656
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 1982
- Closed
- Dec 14, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1125 South Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1982 to 2006. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: broadwoven fabric mills reported 2.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 15.7%; NAICS 31321 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source