Inspection #315742528

Name: OSHA Inspection #315742528: WORLD RECYCLING, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Closed

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of WORLD RECYCLING, INC. at 2156 Athens Hwy., Gainesville, GA 30507 on Mar 20, 2012. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Sep 30, 2014.

OSHA documented 12 violations (12 serious) with total penalties on record of $11,112.

OSHA collected 117 air monitoring samples covering 13 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 8 more.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 315742528
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 20, 2012
Closed: Sep 30, 2014
Total Violations: 12
Penalties on Record: $11,112
Initial Penalties: $12,600

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.

Establishment

Name: WORLD RECYCLING, INC.
Address: 2156 Athens Hwy., Gainesville, GA 30507
Industry: 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

#315742551Complaint (B)23 violations$38,904

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Sep 30, 2014.

Citations on Record

12 serious.

Initial Penalties

$12,600

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

Current Penalties

$11,112

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	9	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	9	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	9	0 - 0.001369	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	9	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	9	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	9	0 - 0.044381	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	9	0 - 8.3047552	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	9	0 - 0.0344565	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	9	0 - 0.0240595	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	9	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	9	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	9	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	9	0 - 4.4231	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement
01001	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$3,000	$2,800	Aug 27, 2012
01002A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01	Serious	$2,400	$2,100	Oct 10, 2012
01002B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 14, 2012
01002C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 26, 2012
01002D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 26, 2012
01002E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 14, 2012
01003A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 D	Serious	$3,600	$3,000	Oct 5, 2012
01003B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 5, 2012
01004A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$3,600	$3,212	Sep 26, 2012
01004B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 26, 2012
01004C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 26, 2012
01004D	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 26, 2012

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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