Inspection #125276956
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of BERNSEN CARPET CLEANING at 1826 Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC 27707 on Dec 5, 1994. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Dec 3, 1997.
OSHA documented 16 violations (7 serious, 9 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $4,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 125276956
- Type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial
- Safety/Health
- Safety
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 3, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1994
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Contested
- Feb 15, 1995
- Final Order
- Nov 7, 1996
- Total Violations
- 16
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Initial Penalties
- $33,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Establishment
- Address
- 1826 Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC 27707
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Enforcement Outcome
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.
7 serious, 9 other-than-serious.
Violations
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.
| Citation | Standard | Type | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $25,000 | $3,000 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02001 | 9501.2901 | Serious | $2,500 | $300 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | $1,250 | $160 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | $1,250 | $160 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | $1,250 | $160 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02005A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Serious | $1,750 | $220 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 02005B | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A06 | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B06 | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03 | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03003C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B07 | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03003D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03004A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03004B | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
| 03005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | Nov 7, 1996 |
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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