PPM INC.
5300 CURETON FERRY ROAD, CATAWBA, SC 29704
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Inspection records
Mar 20, 2012#316202530Mar 20, 2012Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Health#316202530$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316202530
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 2012
- Final Order
- May 31, 2012
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 95
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $625
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5300 Cureton Ferry Road, Catawba, SC 29704
- Industry
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $625 | $0 | May 17, 2012 | - | May 31, 2012 |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2012 | - | May 31, 2012 |
Oct 15, 1987#105425524Oct 15, 1987Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#105425524$1862 viol.2 violations$186 in penalties
Inspection #105425524
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 16, 1987
- Closed
- Oct 26, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 78
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $560
- Penalties on Record
- $186
- Site Address
- 5300 Cureton Ferry Road, Catawba, SC 29704
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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.
2 employees exposed to chlorine gas from leaking revaporizer
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.103 Respiratory Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260103 A01 | Serious | 39 | 78 | $560 | $186 | Jan 29, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Other | 1 | 78 | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 1988 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
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.
2 inspections, 1987 to 2012. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 15.5%; NAICS 8113 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source