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CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.

4620 THOMPSON MILL RD., BUFORD, GA, 30518
Operated by Carcoustics
336390Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
EIN 821702377

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OSHA inspections
2
over 6 years
Violations
24
$69,969 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $69,969 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 156 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 51st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
24
4.0 / yr
Penalties
$69,969
$2,915 avg / violation
88% serious12% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $69,969 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,446May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$6,747May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$6,747May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111$6,747May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0111$6,747May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$6,747May 2020May 2020
5A000111$5,398May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$5,398May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$5,398May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$4,048May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II B 211$4,048May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0211$1,350May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$1,147May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1020 G0111May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 I11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0111May 2020May 2020

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3363 within GA. Peer group: 156 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $5,110
Inspection frequency
51st
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
5.3
vs industry
+3.4
TRIR
5.3
vs industry
+2.3

Reported for 175 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3323631
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-01-21Complaint1714$40,282
2020-01-21Referral77$29,687

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Carcoustics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Carcoustics across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Carcoustics.

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Frequently asked

What is CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $69,968.5 in total penalties.
How does CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC. operates in the other motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CARCOUSTICS USA SOUTH INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.3 compared to an industry average of 1.9.