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Inspection outcome
Opened: August 3, 2023 · Closed: January 11, 2024
Major citations

OSHA issued serious-tier citations with significant penalties.

Safety inspection · Referral · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations3
Serious+3
Initial penalty$31,250
Current penalty$31,250
Accidents0
Duration161d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On August 3, 2023, OSHA opened 154840 - Fiber Composites, Llc’s inspection #346883788 at NEW LONDON, North Carolina — an establishment in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The case was administratively closed on January 11, 2024, 161 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 3 violations totaling $31,250 in current penalties. Of those, 3 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
3violations total
Repeat3100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

3citations issued
$31,250current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 346883788 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Referral — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 346883788 directly: