Inspection #3030608

Name: OSHA Inspection #3030608: HICKORY VINYL CORP.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a follow-up inspection of HICKORY VINYL CORP. at 1508 S. Center St., Hickory, NC 28602 on Feb 2, 1988. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Oct 25, 1990.

OSHA documented 25 violations (8 serious, 2 repeat, 15 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $2,000.

This employer has 6 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 3030608
Type: Follow-Up (F)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Feb 2, 1988
Closed: Oct 25, 1990
Final Order: Apr 30, 1990
Total Violations: 25
Penalties on Record: $2,000
Initial Penalties: $2,200

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Establishment

Name: HICKORY VINYL CORP.
Address: 1508 S. Center St., Hickory, NC 28602
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer6 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#111127007	Oct 5, 1993	Complaint (B)	26 violations	$6,900
#18496034	Mar 10, 1992	Complaint (B)	3 violations	$750
#2983922	Oct 22, 1990	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#18529529	Jul 22, 1988	Follow-Up (F)	1 violation	$480
#3037520	Feb 23, 1988	Complaint (B)	4 violations
#3030756	Oct 21, 1987	Complaint (B)	12 violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Oct 25, 1990.

Citations on Record

8 serious, 2 repeat, 15 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$2,200

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$2,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Final orders are recorded through Apr 30, 1990. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Repeat	$160	$60	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
01002	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N04	Repeat	$160	$60	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02001	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$320	$320	Mar 2, 1988	-	Apr 30, 1990
02002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05	Serious	$240	$240	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02003	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 A09	Serious	$320	$320	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02004A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01	Serious	$320	$320	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02004B	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C02	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02004C	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C03	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02005	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01	Serious	$240	$240	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
02006	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02	Serious	$240	$240	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03001	7B0117 OSHA citation code: 7B0117 B	Other	$200	$200	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03002	7B0302 OSHA citation code: 7B0302 A	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03003	7C0101 OSHA citation code: 7C0101 A99 H	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03004	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02	Other	$0	$0	Mar 29, 1988	-	-
03005	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 29, 1988	-	-
03006	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I05	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03007	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03008	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03009	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 29, 1988	-	-
03010	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03011	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03012	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03013	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03014	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-
03015	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III	Other	$0	$0	Mar 2, 1988	-	-

Failure to Abate Penalties4 citations, $5,600 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 4 citationsissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
02001	#18529529	Nov 3, 1988	$3,200	Nov 28, 1988	-
03004	#18529529	Nov 3, 1988	$800	Nov 28, 1988	Apr 30, 1990
03005	#18529529	Nov 3, 1988	$800	-	Apr 30, 1990
03009	#18529529	Nov 3, 1988	$800	-	Apr 30, 1990

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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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