Establishment profile
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1223 FAIRGROVE CHURCH ROAD, HICKORY, NC, 28601
Operated by General Electric · 1 of 964 establishments
Summary
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $2,190 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56,495 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · $2,190 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C | 1 | 1 | $90 | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 E | 1 | 1 | $90 | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $60 | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIA | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1995 | Jul 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1972 | Nov 1972 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 56,495 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 642 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NC — for General Electric, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other General Electric locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 2 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-301105 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2022 | Sep 2023 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-RC-085872 | Representation election | Jul 2012 | Aug 2012 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 11-CA-078580 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2012 | Jul 2012 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-11 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-06-02 | Complaint | 10 | 3 | $1,800 | |
| 1972-11-06 | Complaint | 7 | — | $390 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY is one of 964 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Electric.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Electric across all 964 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by General Electric, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL ELECTRIC INCALBUQUERQUE, NM — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYCINCINNATI, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COTELL CITY, IN — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYLEXINGTON, KY — 3 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYCHRISTMAS VALLEY, OR — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COLudlow, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.BIDDEFORD, ME — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COAlbuquerque, NM — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYWINCHESTER, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.FORT EDWARD, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All General Electric locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 General Electric, which operates 964 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $2,190 in total penalties.