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NELSON DIECUTTING & PACKAGING CO., INC.
$2,380
penalties
23
viol.
5
insp.

NELSON DIECUTTING & PACKAGING CO., INC.

SWOFFORD RD, COWPENS, SC 29330

Inspections
5
Feb 1994 to Apr 1997 · 3 safety, 2 health
Violations
23
across 5 inspections
Penalties on record
$2,380
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 14Willful 0Repeat 1Other 8

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Inspection records

Apr 8, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301747671$01 viol.

Inspection #301747671

Dates

Opened
Apr 8, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Apr 11, 1997
Contested
May 27, 1997
Final Order
Jul 8, 1997
Closed
Aug 19, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
39
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$1,125
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Swofford Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330
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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
030011910.1030
Bloodborne Pathogens
OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 I
Serious15$1,125$0Jul 23, 1997May 27, 1997Jul 8, 1997
Apr 8, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301747184$02 viol.

Inspection #301747184

Dates

Opened
Apr 8, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Apr 9, 1997
Contested
May 9, 1997
Final Order
Jul 8, 1997
Closed
Aug 19, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
39
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$900
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Swofford Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330
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 (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I
Serious14$900$0May 15, 1997May 9, 1997Jul 8, 1997
020011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I
Other14$0$0May 20, 1997May 9, 1997Jul 8, 1997
Oct 16, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126477918$1,0302 viol.

Inspection #126477918

Dates

Opened
Oct 16, 1995
Closing Conference Date
Oct 17, 1995
Closed
Nov 16, 1995

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
41
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
1 serious, 1 repeat
Initial Penalties
$5,550
Penalties on Record
$1,030
Site Address
Swofford Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330
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.

AmputationHospitalizationOct 3, 1995

Employee's fingers amputated by die cutting machine

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: MachineEvent: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious11$4,200$490Nov 9, 1995--
010021910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I
Repeat11$1,350$540Nov 3, 1995--
Mar 8, 1994Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#124660887$5705 viol.

Inspection #124660887

Dates

Opened
Mar 8, 1994
Closing Conference Date
Mar 8, 1994
Closed
May 9, 1994

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
17
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,425
Penalties on Record
$570
Site Address
Swofford Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
030011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01
Serious31$375$150Apr 5, 1994--
030021910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious12$225$90May 4, 1994--
030031910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I
Serious26$525$210May 4, 1994--
030041910.304
Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 VC5
Serious13$300$120Apr 5, 1994--
040011910.176
Handling Materials - General
OSHA citation code: 19100176 B
Other12$0$0Apr 5, 1994--
Feb 15, 1994Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#124656323$78013 viol.

Inspection #124656323

Dates

Opened
Feb 15, 1994
Closing Conference Date
Feb 23, 1994
Closed
May 2, 1994

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
17
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
13
Violation Types
7 serious, 6 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,950
Penalties on Record
$780
Site Address
Swofford Rd, Cowpens, SC 29330
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 (10 of 13 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 A
Serious21$225$90Apr 5, 1994--
010021910.133
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01
Serious11$375$150Apr 5, 1994--
010031910.151
Medical Services and First Aid
OSHA citation code: 19100151 C
Serious11$375$150Apr 28, 1994--
010041910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
Serious11$225$90Mar 30, 1994--
010051910.303
Electrical - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02
Serious23$375$150Mar 30, 1994--
01006A1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01
Serious517$375$150Apr 28, 1994--
01006B1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 H
Serious117$0$0Apr 28, 1994--
0200130002
OSHA citation code: 30002 A
Other117$0$0Apr 28, 1994--
0200250002
OSHA citation code: 50002 A
Other117$0$0Mar 30, 1994--
020031910.20
Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records
OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01
Other117$0$0Mar 30, 1994--

Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 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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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.

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.

Standards cited

1910.1200Hazard Communication4 citations · $150
1910.147Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)3 citations · $150
1910.212General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)3 citations · $670

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