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FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC

243 HUFFAKER ROAD, ROME, GA, 30165
Operated by MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 103 establishments
313230Nonwoven Fabric Mills

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OSHA inspections
3
over 9 years
Violations
6
$47,876 in penalties
Penalties
$47,876
$7,979 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $47,876 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 50th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC 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
3
0.3 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
6
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$47,876
$7,979 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 3

67% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $47,876 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$11,641Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$8,315Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$7,605Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$7,170Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$7,170Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$5,975Apr 2017Apr 2017

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

50th

Above average violations in NAICS 3132 within GA. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $6,750
Inspection frequency
68th
peer median: 2

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
+3.9
TRIR
6.4
vs industry
+4.2

Reported for 259 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.4
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

Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2016 – Dec 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Dec 17, 2021Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.Thigh(s)Hospitalized
Nov 7, 2017Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwayHip(s)Hospitalized
Dec 5, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 7, 2017Back,Motor Vehicle,Overturn,Struck By,Truck,Unstable Position11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. 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 FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2950968
Operation
A

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 FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$364K
Obligated (all-time)
$21.4M
Awards (all-time)
1,133

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-11-15Referral22$19,956
2017-10-11Follow-up0$0
2016-12-14Referral43$27,920

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC is one of 103 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC across all 103 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in nonwoven fabric mills within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC 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 MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 103 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC's OSHA violation history?
FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $47,876.4 in total penalties.
How does FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC operates in the nonwoven fabric mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.35 compared to an industry average of 1.5.