KEM-WOVE, INC.
10530 WESTLAKE DRIVE, Charlotte, NC 28273
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Aug 31, 2010#314952037Aug 31, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#314952037$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314952037
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 31, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 2010
- Contested
- Oct 13, 2010
- Final Order
- May 22, 2014
- Closed
- Aug 22, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10530 Westlake Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273
- Industry
- 313230 Nonwoven Fabric Mills
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 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | 12 | $450 | $0 | Oct 14, 2010 | Oct 13, 2010 | May 22, 2014 |
| 02001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 12 | $450 | $0 | Nov 22, 2010 | Oct 13, 2010 | May 22, 2014 |
| 02001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2010 | Oct 13, 2010 | May 22, 2014 |
| 02001C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 2010 | Oct 13, 2010 | May 22, 2014 |
Aug 13, 2008#312566979Aug 13, 2008Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Health#312566979$55013 viol.13 violations$550 in penalties
Inspection #312566979
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2008
- Closed
- Feb 17, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $950
- Penalties on Record
- $550
- Site Address
- 10530 Westlake Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273
- Industry
- 313230 Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (13 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $250 | $125 | Feb 2, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 6 | 2 | $350 | $200 | Feb 2, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $100 | $100 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $250 | $125 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 2009 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2009 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 2009 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 2009 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 2009 | - | - |
Aug 19, 2002#305833519Aug 19, 2002Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#305833519$6,92546 viol.46 violations$6,925 in penalties
Inspection #305833519
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 2002
- Closed
- Feb 14, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 46
- Violation Types
- 28 serious, 18 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,925
- Penalties on Record
- $6,925
- Site Address
- 10530 Westlake Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's fingers are amputated in textile slitter
Violations
Violation list (16 of 46 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $225 | $225 | Oct 15, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002D | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F04 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01003D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G01 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01003E | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G04 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jan 15, 2003 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F03 II | Serious | 2 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004D | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID | Serious | 3 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004E | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01004F | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Mar 10, 2003 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 46 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
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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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: nonwoven fabric mills reported 2.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 29.8%; NAICS 31323 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source