Establishment profile
HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.
300 NEXUS DRIVE, DALTON, GA, 30721
221114 — Solar Electric Power Generation
EIN 830576552
Summary
HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $86,239 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $86,239 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 2 | 2 | $47,856 | Aug 2019 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $9,930 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $8,701 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,683 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,683 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $4,916 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $3,470 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
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 in NAICS 2211 within GA. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 673 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
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- 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) · Jul 2020 – Apr 2025 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Guard,Hand,Inspecting,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Point Of Operation,Repair,Sheared,Struck By,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HANWHA Q CELLS USA, 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 HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC. 300 NEXUS DR · DALTON, GA, 30721 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 2 | 0 | — | Jan 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-02-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-04-21 | Referral | 1 | — | $9,930 | |
| 2024-10-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-09-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-04-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-04-18 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $56,557 | |
| 2021-03-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-07-24 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-02-10 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $8,386 | |
| 2019-04-09 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-03-04 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $11,366 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HANWHA Q CELLS USA, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $86,239 in total penalties.
- How does HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC. operates in the solar electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. HANWHA Q CELLS USA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.25 compared to an industry average of 1.1.