SAPONA MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE (SR 2226), CEDAR FALLS, NC 27230
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Inspection records
Jun 4, 2020#344776521Jun 4, 2020Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · No Inspection scope, Safety#344776521$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344776521
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 4, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 22, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 196
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2478 Cedar Falls Rd., Cedar Falls, NC 27230
- Industry
- 313110 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Nov 15, 2010#315114801Nov 15, 2010Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315114801$9003 viol.3 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #315114801
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 2010
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 230
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,350
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 2478 Cedar Falls Road, Cedar Falls, NC 27230
- Industry
- 313112
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | $900 | Nov 26, 2010 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 6, 2011 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 26, 2010 | - | - |
May 16, 2006#309515559May 16, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309515559$2199 viol.9 violations$219 in penalties
Inspection #309515559
Dates
- Opened
- May 16, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 2006
- Closed
- Jul 21, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 201
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $438
- Penalties on Record
- $219
- Site Address
- 2478 Cedar Falls Road, Cedar Falls, NC 27230
- Industry
- 313112
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 (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $438 | $219 | May 26, 2006 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IIB | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 IA | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 IV | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.262 Textiles OSHA citation code: 19100262 C07 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 2006 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 26, 2006 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2006 | - | - |
Jan 15, 1987#3047164Jan 15, 1987Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#3047164$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #3047164
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 15, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 16, 1987
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 240
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Riverside Drive (sr 2226), Cedar Falls, NC 27230
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
4 inspections, 1987 to 2020. 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.